convalescence

  • 31convalescence — /kɒnvəˈlɛsəns / (say konvuh lesuhns) noun 1. the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness. 2. the period during which one is convalescing …

  • 32convalescence — nf. : rétablyismê <rétablissement> nm. ; konvalèssinsa / e nf. (Albanais.001b), konvalô nf. arg. (001a, Combe Sillingy). A1) repos : rpoû nm. (001) …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 33convalescence — Gradual recovery of health or physical strength after illness …

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  • 34convalescence — Gradual recovery of health or physical strength after illness …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 35convalescence — noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury • Syn: ↑recuperation, ↑recovery • Derivationally related forms: ↑recover (for: ↑recovery), ↑recuperate (for …

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  • 36convalescence serum — convalescent serum, convalescents serum blood serum from a patient convalescing from an infectious disease, formerly used as a prophylactic injection in such diseases as measles, scarlet fever, or whooping cough …

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  • 37Convalescency — Convalescence Con va*les cence, Convalescency Con va*les cen*cy, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.] The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between… …

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  • 38conv — convalescence, convalescent, convalescing; convergence, convergent; convulsions, convulsive * * * conv abbr convalescent …

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  • 39C&R — convalescence and rehabilitation …

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  • 40conv — • convalescence, convalescent, convalescing; • convergence, convergent; • convulsions, convulsive …

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