All bedsore synonyms
bed·sore
B b noun bedsore
- ulcer — Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- decubitus ulcer — a chronic ulcer of the skin and underlying tissues caused by prolonged pressure on the body surface of bedridden patients
- ulceration — to form an ulcer; become ulcerous: His skin ulcerated after exposure to radioactive material.
- sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
- bruise — A bruise is an injury which appears as a purple mark on your body, although the skin is not broken.