bedsore

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noun

A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.

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pressure ulcerdecubituspressure soredecubitus ulcer
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Meanings

nounbedsore (plural bedsores)

plural bedsores

  1. datedplural normallymedicineA lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.

    With the slightest movement shooting pain through her thin frame, she developed bedsores under her thighs and back that got infected.

    2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 195

    Synonyms: pressure ulcer, decubitus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.

Similar
pressure ulcerdecubitus

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
pressure soredecubitus ulcer
Broader
ulcerulceration
Also see
decubitus ulcerpressure sorepressure ulcer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From bed + sore.

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Translations

Catalan úlcera per pressió
  • úlcera per pressiólesion caused by pressure
Chinese Mandarin 褥瘡 /褥疮
  • 褥瘡 /褥疮 (rùchuāng)lesion caused by pressure
Czech proleženina
  • proleženinalesion caused by pressure
Danish liggesår
  • liggesårlesion caused by pressure
Finnish makuuhaava
  • makuuhaavalesion caused by pressure
French escarre, plaie de pression
  • escarrelesion caused by pressure
  • plaie de pressionlesion caused by pressure
German Dekubitus, Druckgeschwür
  • Dekubituslesion caused by pressure
  • Druckgeschwürlesion caused by pressure
Hebrew פצע לחץ
  • פצע לחץ (pétza-lákhatz)lesion caused by pressure
Hungarian felfekvés
  • felfekvéslesion caused by pressure
Irish anacair leapa
  • anacair leapalesion caused by pressure
Italian piaga da decubito, ulcera da decubito
  • piaga da decubitolesion caused by pressure
  • ulcera da decubitolesion caused by pressure
Latvian izgulējums
  • izgulējumslesion caused by pressure
Norwegian Bokmål liggesår, trykksår
  • liggesårlesion caused by pressure
  • trykksårlesion caused by pressure
  • decubituslesion caused by pressure
Polish odleżyna
  • odleżynalesion caused by pressure
Portuguese escara
  • escaralesion caused by pressure
Russian про́лежень
  • про́лежень (próleženʹ)lesion caused by pressure
Spanish escara, úlcera por presión
  • escaralesion caused by pressure
  • úlcera por presiónlesion caused by pressure
Swedish liggsår, trycksår
  • liggsårlesion caused by pressure
  • trycksårlesion caused by pressure
Welsh dolur gwely, briw gorwedd
  • dolur gwelylesion caused by pressure
  • briw gorweddlesion caused by pressure

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rosebed
Cite this entry
APA

bedsore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsore

MLA

“bedsore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedsore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedsore.

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