DECUBITUS ULCER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)

Synonyms:

bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("decubitus ulcer" is a kind of...):

ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

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