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RECOVERY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("recovery" is a kind of...):
act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recovery"):
repossession (the action of regaining possession (especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default))
reclamation (the recovery of useful substances from waste products)
deliverance; delivery; rescue; saving (recovery or preservation from loss or danger)
ransom (the act of freeing from captivity or punishment)
recapture; retaking (the act of taking something back)
Derivation:
recover (get or find back; recover the use of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Return to an original state
Example:
the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("recovery" is a kind of...):
advance; betterment; improvement (a change for the better; progress in development)
Derivation:
recover (regain a former condition after a financial loss)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
Synonyms:
convalescence; recovery; recuperation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("recovery" is a kind of...):
healing (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recovery"):
lysis (recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside)
rally (a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness)
Derivation:
recover (get over an illness or shock)
Context examples:
The sooner ovarian cancer is found and treated, the better your chance for recovery.
(Ovarian Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
After a disaster, recovery can take time.
(Disaster Preparation and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Recovery from the loss of a limb can be hard.
(Limb Loss, NIH)
The patients who received auto-FMT consistently regained bacterial diversity, composition and function; recovery of beneficial bacteria in the 11 control patients was delayed.
(Fecal microbiota transplantation helps restore beneficial bacteria in cancer patients, National Institutes of Health)
This category deals with theories and practices designed to prevent the development of illness, identify and treat risk factors, or support of healing and recovery processes.
(Lifestyle and Disease Prevention, NCI Thesaurus)
One of my first duties on my recovery was to introduce Clerval to the several professors of the university.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
She then proceeded to inquire into the measures which her father had intended to pursue, while in town, for the recovery of his daughter.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Recovery can take a few weeks to a few years.
(Guillain-Barre Syndrome, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
Athletes who return to play before full recovery are at high risk for long-term symptoms like headaches, dizziness, and cognitive deficits with subsequent concussions.
(Biomarker in blood may help predict recovery time for sports concussions, NIH)
The results suggest that if we could shut down PIEZO2 in the area of a wound, we would hopefully relieve the pain and speed recovery.
(Study identifies gene that makes gentle touch feel painful after injury, National Institutes of Health)
