Definition of Decubitus ulcer
1. Noun. A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients).
Medical Definition of Decubitus ulcer
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Literary usage of Decubitus ulcer
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1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"This is called infarction A decubitus ulcer, then, is a hole or gap in the ... The earliest sign of a decubitus ulcer is an area of redness which does not ..."
2. Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction & Prevention (1992)
"... therapy and the decubitus ulcer: preliminary dermatologie studies. ... underlying pressure-time relationship in decubitus ulcer formation [abstract]. ..."
3. Treatment Of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline by Nancy Bergstrom (1997)
"... therapy and the decubitus ulcer: preliminary dermatologie studies. Int J Dermatol 1980 Nov; 19(9):517-8. Park CA. Activity positioning and ischial ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"Over the sacrum there is a large decubitus ulcer, . . . also a second small ulcer over the left great trochanter. . . . The subcutaneous fat is of a deep ..."