💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pressure ulcer"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pressure injurynoun | (medicine, nursing) Synonym of pressure ulcer. |
| pressure sorenoun | (dated) Synonym of pressure ulcer. |
| ulcernoun | (pathology) An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection. |
| peptic ulcernoun | (pathology) An ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| bedsorenoun | (medicine, usually in the plural, dated) 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. |
| cushing ulcernoun | A gastric ulcer produced by elevated intracranial pressure. |
| decubitusnoun | (medicine) The posture of someone in bed, lying down or reclining. |
| pupppnoun | (medicine) Initialism of pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. [(pathology) A pruritic rash condition appearing during and after pregnancy in some women.] |
| purpuranoun | (pathology) The appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding. |
| decubitisnoun | (medicine) Inflammation caused by a reclined position of the body, especially the complications of bed-ridden patients, such as bedsores. |
| ulcerationnoun | The development of an ulcer. |
| mouth ulcernoun | An aphthous ulcer; an open sore in the mouth, or rarely a break in the mucous membrane or the epithelium on the lips or surrounding the mouth. |
| papulosisnoun | (medicine) Any medical condition characterised by the presence of papules. |
| duodenal ulcernoun | (pathology) A peptic ulcer located in the duodenum. |
| gastric ulcernoun | (pathology) A peptic ulcer located in the stomach. |
| purplenoun | A colour between red and blue; violet, though often closer to magenta. |
| pustulenoun | A pimple filled with pus. |
| purplesnoun | (medicine) Purpura. |
| pathergynoun | (medicine) An abnormal condition in which a minor trauma, such as a bruise, leads to the development of skin lesions or ulcers that may be resistant to healing. |
| henoch-schönlein purpuranoun | (medicine, pathology) A disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease. |
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