bedsore

noun

bed·​sore ˈbed-ˌsȯr 

: an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure

called also decubitus ulcer

see pressure point sense 1c

Examples of bedsore in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to Price’s office, issues at Mariner facilities also included infected bedsores, falls and disease. —Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024

Nurses help minimize risks of bedsores and falls, make sure medications are properly given, and make decisions on whether to call a doctor or send a resident to a hospital. —Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023

This helped relieve the back pain and also prevented bedsores. —Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2023

For example, take a common problem like bedsores, which can develop if a resident is confined to bed and staff do not turn the person often enough. —Ruth Talbot, ProPublica, 18 July 2023

With proper nursing care to avoid bedsores and infections, these patients can live for years. —Christof Koch, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2017

While held in bed for several weeks, Fasold developed a severe bedsore and now his condition is so complex that the federal prison system doesn’t have an appropriate place to detain him, Willson said. —Don Stacom, courant.com, 16 Dec. 2021

By April 2017, the bedsore on his right heel required the foot to be amputated. —BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2021

In that case, one resident's bedsore was so badly infected her leg had to be amputated. —Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 1 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

bedsore

noun

bed·​sore -ˌsō(ə)r 

-ˌsȯ(ə)r

: a sore caused by constant pressure against a bed (as in a long illness)

Medical Definition

bedsore

noun

bed·​sore ˈbed-ˌsō(ə)r, -ˌsȯ(ə)r 

: an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure

called also decubitus, decubitus ulcer, pressure sore

compare pressure point sense 1