OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 43493

bedsore

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