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pressure ulcer

pressure ulcer noun: an ulcer caused by prolonged pressure on the skin as a person lies in a bed or sits in a chair or wheelchair; preventable with sufficient nursing care.

Noun

pressure ulcer (plural pressure ulcers)

  1. (nursing) An ulcer caused by prolonged pressure on the skin as a person lies in a bed or sits in a chair or wheelchair; preventable with sufficient nursing care.

Synonyms of pressure ulcer

Forms of pressure ulcer

pluralpressure ulcers

Questions about pressure ulcer

What does pressure ulcer mean?
Pressure ulcer means an ulcer caused by prolonged pressure on the skin as a person lies in a bed or sits in a chair or wheelchair; preventable with sufficient nursing care.
What part of speech is pressure ulcer?
Pressure ulcer is a noun.
What is the plural of pressure ulcer?
The plural of pressure ulcer is pressure ulcers.

Words near pressure ulcer in the dictionary

  1. pressure sores
  2. pressure suit
  3. pressure suits
  4. pressure switch
  5. pressure switches
  6. pressure ulcer
  7. pressure ulcers
  8. pressure valve
  9. pressure valves
  10. pressure vessel
  11. pressure vessels

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