bedsore

English

Etymology

bed +‎ sore

Noun

bedsore (plural bedsores)

(usually in the plural) 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.

Synonyms

(lesion caused by pressure): pressure ulcer, decubitus

Translations

Lesion caused by pressure

Catalan: úlcera per pressió f
Chinese: 褥瘡 (zh) (rǔchuāng), 褥疮 (zh)
Finnish: makuuhaava (fi)
French: escarre (fr) f
German: Dekubitus (de) m, Druckgeschwür n
Hebrew: פצע לחץ‎‎ m (pétza-lákhatz)
Hungarian: felfekvés (hu)
Irish: anacair leapa f

Latvian: izgulējums m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: liggesår (no) n, trykksår n, decubitus m
Portuguese: escara f
Spanish: escara (es) f, úlcera por presión f
Swedish: liggsår n, trycksår n
Welsh: dolur gwely m, briw gorwedd m

Anagrams

Bedores, Deboers, derobes, rosebed, sobered

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