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Meaning of pressure ulcer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An ulcer caused by prolonged pressure on the skin as a person lies in a bed or sits in a chair or wheelchair; preventable with sufficient nursing care.

Equivalents

Suomi makuuhaava painehaava
Bahasa Indonesia ulkus dekubitus ulkus tekan
Polski odleżyna
Українська пролежень

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pressure valve pressure vessel pressure volume diagram pressure washer pressure wire pressure-retarded osmosis

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