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CONVALESCENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is recovering from illness
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("convalescent" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Derivation:
convalesce (get over an illness or shock)
convalescent (returning to health after illness or debility)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Returning to health after illness or debility
Example:
convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
Synonyms:
convalescent; recovering
Classified under:
Similar:
ill; sick (affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function)
Derivation:
convalesce (get over an illness or shock)
convalescence (gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury)
convalescent (a person who is recovering from illness)
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