Preferred Name

decubitus

Synonyms

Pressure Sore

Definitions

A type of ulcer that is caused when an area of skin is subject to pressure over a prolonged period of time, ranging in range in severity from patches of discolored skin to open wounds that expose the underlying bone or muscle. The most common sites are the sacrum, coccyx, heels and the hips.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/HOIP/HOIP_0060599

definition

A type of ulcer that is caused when an area of skin is subject to pressure over a prolonged period of time, ranging in range in severity from patches of discolored skin to open wounds that expose the underlying bone or muscle. The most common sites are the sacrum, coccyx, heels and the hips.

has_exact_synonym

Pressure Sore

Bedsore

Pressure ulcer

Decubitus Ulcer

label

decubitus

notation

HOIP_0060599

prefixIRI

HOIP:HOIP_0060599

prefLabel

decubitus

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/SYMP_0000462

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