bedsore

as in gall

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Recent Examples of bedsore There were multiple wounds on the right side of her body, along with protruding bones and bedsores. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2025 Imagine a case where pressure ulcers or bedsores become so severe from understaffing that a resident's bones are exposed. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024 Her husband requires round-the-clock care, including being turned at night to prevent bedsores, after a bicycle crash. Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024 Those complications took the form of festering bedsores after Pierce lost the use of his legs, which in turn produced the deadly cancer that killed him, according to his sister. Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for bedsore
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Noun
  • Then there are parasitic wasps, which lay their eggs in the galls and go on to devour the entire oak gall wasp.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • What unmitigated gall this organization has!
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Tyson, who suffered an arm abrasion in the incident, will be booked once he is released from the hospital, Sanders said.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Coconut oil may help address common skin issues like dry skin, eczema, and minor cuts and abrasions.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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