bedsore

Definition of bedsorenext
as in gall

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Recent Examples of bedsore Amber Berry says her son, Connor, has been struggling with a serious bedsore while battling human metapneumovirus in the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's intensive care unit. Monique John, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026 Jesse is straight-up chillin’ and trying to be the replacement Paige now that bedsore sisters Amanda and Ciara have lost their bestie. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2026 Both cases ended tragically when the mothers died with severe infections due to bedsores. Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 His death was due to complications from an infection caused by a bedsore, which led to heart failure, ABC News reported. Maddie Garfinkle, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedsore
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Noun
  • For in the last years of her life she will be troubled by terrible digestion and chronic bowel problems set off by a bout of grave illness, diagnosed as typhoid fever and gall-bladder disease, in the autumn of 1860.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
  • This microscopic roundworm lays its eggs in root tissues, causing swellings or galls to develop on infected roots.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
Noun
  • The sharp microscopic pieces in DE cause abrasions in the soft bodies of chiggers and break down their protective exoskeleton.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • The man also had abrasions to the left side of his body, police said.
    Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 18 June 2026

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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.

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