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bedsore

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, plural-normally

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pressure sore, decubitus ulcer

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ulcer, ulceration

History

Etymology

From bed + sore.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: úlcera per pressió — lesion caused by pressure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 褥瘡 /褥疮 (rùchuāng) — lesion caused by pressure
  • Czech: proleženina — lesion caused by pressure
  • Danish: liggesår — lesion caused by pressure
  • Finnish: makuuhaava — lesion caused by pressure
  • French: escarre — lesion caused by pressure
  • French: plaie de pression — lesion caused by pressure
  • German: Dekubitus — lesion caused by pressure
  • German: Druckgeschwür — lesion caused by pressure
  • Hebrew: פצע לחץ (pétza-lákhatz) — lesion caused by pressure
  • Hungarian: felfekvés — lesion caused by pressure
  • Irish: anacair leapa — lesion caused by pressure
  • Italian: piaga da decubito — lesion caused by pressure
  • Italian: ulcera da decubito — lesion caused by pressure
  • Latvian: izgulējums — lesion caused by pressure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: liggesår — lesion caused by pressure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trykksår — lesion caused by pressure
  • Norwegian Bokmål: decubitus — lesion caused by pressure
  • Polish: odleżyna — lesion caused by pressure
  • Portuguese: escara — lesion caused by pressure
  • Russian: про́лежень (próleženʹ) — lesion caused by pressure
  • Spanish: escara — lesion caused by pressure
  • Spanish: úlcera por presión — lesion caused by pressure
  • Swedish: liggsår — lesion caused by pressure
  • Swedish: trycksår — lesion caused by pressure
  • Welsh: dolur gwely — lesion caused by pressure
  • Welsh: briw gorwedd — lesion caused by pressure