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Decubitus Ulcer

Definition: Decubitus Ulcer

Decubitus Ulcer

Noun

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

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Specialty Definitions: Decubitus Ulcer

DomainDefinitions

Health

An ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in patients permitted to lie too still for a long period of time. The bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites. The ulcer is caused by ischemia of the underlying structures of the skin, fat, and muscles as a result of the sustained and constant pressure. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Decubitus Ulcer

Synonyms: bedsore (n), pressure sore (n). (additional references)

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Commercial Usage: Decubitus Ulcer

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Books

  • The Decubitus Ulcer in Clinical Practice (reference)

  • The Decubitus Ulcer (reference)

  • The Market for decubitus ulcer treatment products, drugs, and devices : a business information report (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Decubitus Ulcer

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

decubitus ulcer

83

decubitus ulcer treatment

7

decubitus ulcer care

2
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Modern Translations: Decubitus Ulcer

Language Translations for "decubitus ulcer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

decubitus (bedsore, decubitus), decubitalsaar (bedsore), liggesaar (bedsore). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

doorliggen (bedsore), decubitus ulcus (bedsore), decubitus (bedsore, decubitus), gangraena per decubitum (bedsore). (various references)

   

French

  

escarre. (various references)

   

German

  

Durchliegen (bedsore, wear down), Druckgeschwuer (bedsore), Druckgangraen (bedsore), Druckbrand (bedsore), Dekubitus (bedsore, decubitus), Dekubitalnekrose (bedsore), Dekubitalgeschwuer (bedsore), Decubitus (bedsore), Wundliegen (bedsore). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εξέλκωση από κατάκλιση (bedsore). (various references)

   

Italian

  

ulcera da pressione (bedsore), ulcera da decubito (bedsore). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ecubitusday erulcay

   

Portuguese

  

escara (bedsore, escheat), úlcera de decúbito (bedsore). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ulcera por decúbito (bedsore), escara (bedsore, caustic burn, eschar, escharotic burn, third-degree burn). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Decubitus Ulcer

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-c-c-d-e-e-i-l-r-s-t-u-u-u"

-3 letters: subcultured.

-4 letters: subculture.

-5 letters: becrusted, blistered, blustered, butleries, clustered, crucibles, cruelties, cucurbits, curlicued, curlicues, cutleries, derelicts, electrics, reducible, reticules, trueblues, tubercles, tubulures, utriculus.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Decubitus Ulcer


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

44 65 63 75 62 69 74 75 73      55 6C 63 65 72

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000100 01100101 01100011 01110101 01100010 01101001 01110100 01110101 01110011 00100000 01010101 01101100 01100011 01100101 01110010

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#68 &#101 &#99 &#117 &#98 &#105 &#116 &#117 &#115 &#32 &#85 &#108 &#99 &#101 &#114

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0044 0065 0063 0075 0062 0069 0074 0075 0073      0055 006C 0063 0065 0072

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

38716987687586878525578697184

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Expressions: Internet 		5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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