bedsore

2 definitions found

bedsore - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bedsore \Bed"sore`\, n. (Med.)
     A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in
     bed.
     [1913 Webster]

bedsore - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  bedsore
      n 1: a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on
           it (as in bedridden patients) [syn: bedsore, pressure sore
           , decubitus ulcer]