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PRESSURE SORE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Synonyms:
bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("pressure sore" is a kind of...):
ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)
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