See bedsore.
[Medieval Latin dēcubitus, lying down, being bedridden, from past participle of Latin dēcumbere, to lie down. See decumbent.]
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Dental Dictionary:
decubitus ulcer
(dēkyōō′bitus)
n
1. a bedsore. 2. loosely used to refer to a traumatic ulcer of the oral mucosa. Also called traumatic ulcer.
Decubitus ulcer. (Regezi/Sciubba/Jordan, 2003)
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decubitus ulcer
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Synonyms: bedsore, pressure sore
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