NOM | state | escara | a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) |
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Sentit | A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients). | |
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General | nafra, plaga, ulceració, úlcera | A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue |
Anglès | bedsore, pressure sore, decubitus ulcer | |
Espanyol | escara, úlcera de decúbito, úlcera por presión |
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