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bedsores

bedsores is the plural of bedsore.

Meaning of bedsore

Noun

bedsore (plural bedsores)

  1. (dated, plural-normally) 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.
    • With the slightest movement shooting pain through her thin frame, she developed bedsores under her thighs and back that got infected.2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 195

Questions about bedsores

What is bedsores the plural of?
Bedsores is the plural of bedsore.

Words near bedsores in the dictionary

  1. Bedson
  2. bedsonia
  3. bedsoniae
  4. bedsonias
  5. bedsore
  6. bedsores
  7. bedspace
  8. bedspacer
  9. bedspacers
  10. bedspaces
  11. bedspacing

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