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What is a bedsore?

What is a bedsore? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (plural) A lesion caused by unrelieved pressure to any part of the body, especially portions over bony or cartilaginous areas, such as frequently develops on a person confined to a bed by infirmity.
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Alexandre, the doctor, lifts the blanket and gently starts talking to the old woman while trying to examine her frail, bedsore affected body.
A bedsore, or decubitus ulcer, typically occurs on the skin of the back in immobilized or bedridden persons.
His eyes were badly damaged, his limbs contorted, and he suffered from a large, painful bedsore on his buttock.
The bedsore on my left buttock cheek is blistered and bleeding.
The patient became progressively emaciated and exhausted, cystitis persisted, the bedsore deepened.
When his right thigh began to ache, he discovered a bedsore that had been there for months.

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