bed rest
16
2.6
- noun
- /bɛd rɛst/
- Specialized
:
reposo en cama
- You're on bed rest for a while.
- prolonged bed rest
- hours of bed rest
- patient on bed rest
So I was on bed rest for six months.
- So I was on bed rest for six months.
- But maybe we can start with bed rest and the effects of bed rest on cardiovascular health.
- And so you need to have a lot of bed rest.
- And so if you're in bed rest, bone density and, and muscle disappears.
- And sadly, some of those moms would be sick at their stomach the entire pregnancy, on bed rest for many months of the pregnancy.
- And I was on bed rest for a month so I couldn't get out of the hospital bed.
- And, and we were realized that and we, we can combine this study with other astronaut studies and my bed rest studies, which are actually more controlled.
Examples
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A few years ago, I was on bed rest for 4 weeks during my 3rd pregnancy.
Blog text (27) -
I was on hospital bed rest for the last 4 months of pregnancy.
Blog text (29) -
So I was on bed rest for six months.
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Make sure you get plenty of bed rest.
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Doctor's got her on full bed rest now.
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Otherwise I'll put you on bed rest.
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While I was pregnant and on bed rest with my daughter, I applied to graduate school.
Blog text (15) -
She's been put on bed rest till she has the baby.
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There was no cure except for bed rest and the usual palliatives.
Fiction book (1992) -
After her surgery, the doctor prescribed bed rest for two weeks to ensure a proper recovery.
Synonyms
1
3.9
A long time in bed because a doctor tells you to
Antonyms
How Strict
- Specialized
16
2.6
703
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'staying in bed to recover' is directly and compositionaly derived from combining 'bed' (sleeping furniture) with 'rest' (a period of stopping activity to recover). This is a common, cross-linguistic medical/health phrase (often prescribed), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bed rest comes from doctors' advice to lie in bed and rest so the body can heal. The image is simple: being in bed and taking rest to recover, so today it means 'staying in bed' for medical reasons.