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    PRESSURE SORE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)play

    Synonyms:

    bedsore; decubitus ulcer; pressure sore

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("pressure sore" is a kind of...):

    ulcer; ulceration (a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue)

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