Definitions for bedsores
bedsores
bed·sore
Spelling: [bed-sawr, -sohr]
IPA: /ˈbɛdˌsɔr, -ˌsoʊr/
Bedsores is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 219 anagrams from letters in bedsores (bdeeorss).
Definitions for bedsores
noun
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an ulceration of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by poor circulation due to prolonged pressure on body parts, especially bony protuberances, occurring in bedridden or immobile patients; decubitus ulcer.
Origin of bedsores
First recorded in 1860-65; bed + sore
Examples for bedsores
The patient became progressively emaciated and exhausted, cystitis persisted, the bedsore deepened.