bedsore
/bed-sawr, -sohr/US // ˈbɛdˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr //UK // (ˈbɛdˌsɔː) //
褥疮,卧床不起,卧床不起的人,床褥疮
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.
Examples
She had lost her legs to diabetes, and for months she had been suffering through a bedsore.
In one, she had a stroke, and soon after she was hospitalized for a bedsore on her tailbone.
In some cases, they provide critical care, like feeding loved ones or checking for bedsores.
The patient became progressively emaciated and exhausted, cystitis persisted, the bedsore deepened.
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