bedrest
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈbɛdˌrɛst/
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reposo en cama
- In 1982, my sister, Mary, came to help me while I was on bedrest with my second daughter...
Examples
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The nurse recognized that enforced bedrest placed this patient at greater risk for further leg vein thrombosis and pulmonary emboli, and she called the physician who then ordered anticoagulant therapy for prophylaxis.
Academic text (2005) -
I had high blood pressure and was on bedrest, so Mary came to help me around the house with my 2-year-old Ruth and help Pat milk the cows.
Blog text (28) -
I spent half my pregnancy on bedrest and then delivered my son two months early.
Blog text (14) -
His physician has ordered total bedrest... and cessation of all activities.
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There had been pre-term labor in early June that confined the wife to bedrest for a month.
Fiction book (1995) -
I was put on strict bedrest, meaning I could only get up to potty or go to doctor's appointments, but still no front parking space.
Blog text (7) -
Also, during one of my routine ultrasounds, it was discovered I had a hematoma big enough that if my doctors had not found it and put me on strict bedrest until it reabsorbed, the chances were that with its size I would have miscarried sometime between 16 and 20 weeks!
Blog text (7) -
The doctor advised her to take bedrest for a few weeks to recover from her surgery.
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After the accident, he was put on bedrest to ensure a proper recovery.
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During her pregnancy, the doctor recommended bedrest to prevent any complications.
Synonyms
16
2.6
Staying in bed for health reasons when a doctor says so
1
8.4
A period of bed rest to help someone recover from stress or nervous problems
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bedrest is made from the simple words bed and rest ('bed' and 'rest'). It means staying in bed to rest and recover, often for a long time when a doctor asks you to.