BEDREST

bedrest, bed rest

(noun) confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bedrest (uncountable)

A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

(medicine) Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

Source: Wiktionary



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