convalescent
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- adjective
- /ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsənt/
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convaleciente
- - Rabbi Lembeck has a convalescent home in Florida.
- convalescent serum
- convalescent samples
- convalescent phase
Examples
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Eddie, this is the name and address Of the convalescent home where she's staying.
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There's a fire at the convalescent hospital.
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My mother finally found a job she liked at a convalescent home.
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The convalescent period was generally 2 to 3.5 weeks, but even longer for older patients.
Academic text (2012) -
Students chose a special friend at a convalescent center whom they visited monthly.
Academic text (1993) -
Sir Wilfrid is still convalescent.
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He will soon be moved to a convalescent clinic near London.
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So I'm really mad today and frustrated because there's this woman at the convalescent home I work at, her name's Catherine.
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Perhaps you'll go to the convalescent home in Klosterberg among the villagers.
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After her recent surgery, she is feeling much better and is now considered a convalescent patient making progress towards full health.
Synonyms
Getting better after an illness or operation
Back to normal health after being sick or injured
Antonyms
How Recovered
Surface Forms
Morphology
convalescent = convalesce (semi-transparent) = convalesce + ent
Regular adjectival formation from 'convalesce' using '-ent', but the root verb is Latinate and not common in learner vocabularies.
Etymology
Convalescent comes from Latin parts con- and valescere, which mean 'together' and 'to grow strong', and the root val- is the same as in valid. So when someone is convalescent, they are 'getting stronger' after being ill.