pressure sore
pressure sore · pressure sores
Synonym of pressure ulcerSynonym of pressure ulcer.
» The bedridden patient had a pressure sore over the greater trochanter.
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1 senses(dated)Synonym of pressure ulcer.
a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Examples
2 sentencesThe bedridden patient had a pressure sore over the greater trochanter.
The nurses turned the patient regularly in order to prevent pressure sores.
Forms
plural: pressure sores| Singular | pressure sore |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients):bedsoredecubitus ulcer