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CONVALESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who is recovering from illness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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:

Adjectives

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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