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sickroom

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sick·room  (skrm, -rm)
n.
A room occupied by a sick person.

sickroom [ˈsɪkˌruːm -ˌrʊm]
n
1. (Medicine) a room to which a person who is ill is confined
2. (Medicine) a room set aside, as in a school, for people who are taken ill
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sickroomsickroom - a room to which a sick person is confined
room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
Translations
sickroom [ˈsɪkrʊm] Ncuarto m del enfermo
sickroom [ˈsɪkruːm] ninfirmerie f
sickroom [ˈsɪkˌrʊm] nstanza di malato
sickroom [ˈsɪkˌrʊm] nstanza di malato


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Meg had a quiet rapture, and then brooded over the letter, while Jo set the sickroom in order, and Hannah `knocked up a couple of pies in case of company unexpected".
A very few lines from Edmund shewed her the patient and the sickroom in a juster and stronger light than all Lady Bertram's sheets of paper could do.
The second princess had just come from the sickroom with her eyes red from weeping and sat down beside Dr.
 
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