: an ulceration of tissue deprived of adequate blood supply by prolonged pressure
called also decubitus ulcer
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His death was due to complications from an infection caused by a bedsore, which led to heart failure, ABC News reported.
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Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In an effort to prevent bedsores and improve morale, doctors encouraged paraplegic World War II veterans being treated there to play wheelchair basketball.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
His medical records, provided to reporters by the family, list a sitting tolerance of one hour.
Webb — who had been originally hospitalized after a brain bleed, a type of stroke — developed skin damage known as a pressure sore, or bedsore, on his bottom, the lawsuit said.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
There was financial fraud, and residents suffered from bedsores, malnutrition and gross neglect.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
In an effort to prevent bedsores and improve morale, doctors encouraged paraplegic World War II veterans being treated there to play wheelchair basketball.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
His medical records, provided to reporters by the family, list a sitting tolerance of one hour.
Webb — who had been originally hospitalized after a brain bleed, a type of stroke — developed skin damage known as a pressure sore, or bedsore, on his bottom, the lawsuit said.
—Kff Health News, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
There was financial fraud, and residents suffered from bedsores, malnutrition and gross neglect.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedsore. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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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
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