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Noun: pressure sore
  1. A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
    - bedsore, decubitus ulcer

Derived forms: pressure sores

Type of: ulcer, ulceration

Encyclopedia: Pressure sore

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