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convalescence

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con·va·les·cence  (knv-lsns)
n.
1. Gradual return to health and strength after illness.
2. The period needed for returning to health after illness.
conva·lescent adj. & n.
convalescence
Noun
1. gradual return to health after illness or an operation
2. the period during which such recovery occurs
convalescent nadj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.convalescence - gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
recuperation, recovery
healing - the natural process by which the body repairs itself
lysis - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside
rally - a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
convalescence
noun recovery, rehabilitation, recuperation, return to health, improvement
Translations
convalescence [kɔnvəˈlɛsns] n → convalecencia
convalescence [kɔnvəˈlɛsns] n → convalescence f
convalescence [kɔnvəˈlɛsns] convalesce n → Genesungszeit f
convalescence [kɔnvəˈlɛsns] n → convalescenza


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Dolokhov himself during his convalescence spoke to Rostov in a way no one would have expected of him.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
And of my own knowledge I know that when consciousness returned with convalescence I sent for the clerk of the hotel.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
The Vicar, notwithstanding medical assurance that the boy was no longer infectious, received him with suspicion; he thought it very inconsiderate of the doctor to suggest that his nephew's convalescence should be spent by the seaside, and consented to have him in the house only because there was nowhere else he could go.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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