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褥瘡

褥瘡

See also: 褥疮

Chinese

		mattress	sore; skin ulcer
trad. (褥瘡)		褥	瘡
simp. (褥疮)		褥	疮

Noun

褥瘡

(medicine) bedsore; pressure ulcer

Japanese

Kanji in this term
褥	瘡
じょく Hyōgaiji	そう Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Alternative forms

蓐瘡

Noun

褥瘡 ‎(hiragana じょくそう, romaji jokusō)

bedsore

Synonyms

床擦 (とこず)れ ‎(tokozure)

References

1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112