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Recent Examples of bedsore
Doctors at a hospital discovered extensive injuries, including hip fractures and advanced bedsores.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedsore
Noun
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Effective Laundering Products to Use on Pollen Instead of using mild detergent, pollen can be removed with gall soap.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
21 Apr. 2026
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Larvae emerge inside the galls and eat from the plant in winter.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the time, she was treated for cuts and abrasions and held for observation.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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Its pretty plaid is in muted tones on good-quality, abrasion-resistant material, with a minimalist shape that anchors a room.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Bedsore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bedsore. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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