pressure sore
Skin breakdown wound
A pressure sore is an ulcer that forms when sustained pressure cuts off blood flow to skin and underlying tissue, typically in bedridden or wheelchair-bound patients.
Common sites include the tailbone, heels, and hips—anywhere bone presses against a surface.
Also called bedsore or decubitus ulcer.
The nursing home was cited for failing to prevent pressure sores.
- bedsorePressure-induced skin ulcer
- ulcerErosive tissue wound
- stage fourMost advanced disease level
- open woundUnhealed break in skin
- woundCoiled, or an injury
skin · decubitus · tissue · healing · wound care · bandage · mattress · air mattress · wheelchair · at risk · bedridden · bed rest · hospital bed · nursing · nursing home · blister · infection · necrosis
- skin injuriescut, scrape, scratch, bruise, burn
- skin lesionspustule, pimple, boil, blister, lesion
- tissue damagenecrosis, laceration, lesion, wound, bruising
- ulcerspeptic ulcer, gastric ulcer, stomach ulcer, mouth ulcer, skin ulcer
- woundswound, wounded, bullet wound, wounds, ulcer
- skinepidermis, dermis, skin, cutis, pores
pressure sorecut
Severance or reduction
laceration · burn · incision · surgical wound · abrasion
pressure, sore, press, pressing, pressed, pressures, pressurize, pressurized, pressurization