reconvalescencen.

1672 in M. P. Brown Suppl. Dict. Decisions Court of Session (1826) II. 610 A woman..being at the point of death dispones some tenements of land..She recovering..raises reduction [etc.]..that the donatarii were ungrate, in so far as they refused to repone her to her own place upon her reconvalescence.

1767 Douglas Trial 57 The proof brought of Lady Jane's reconvalescence.

1782 J. Aitken Elements Theory & Pract. Physic & Surg. I. ii. 175 The acceleration of the pulses has very generally been deemed essential to the constitution of fever, and even pathognomic of this affectation. The gradual decrease of the pulses marks reconvalescence.

1823 W. Scott St. Ronan's Well II. iii. 71 His reconvalescence was attended with..debility, it seemed both of mind and body.

1887 Times 8 Nov. 5/1 The Bourse was somewhat depressed to-day by rumours as to a relapse in the reconvalescence of the Crown Prince.

1964 Amer. Jrnl. Compar. Law 13 279 An employee..injured in an accident arising out of or in the course of his employment is entitled to..medical treatment, reconvalescence, rehabilitation, allowance and periodical payment for disability.

1993 Sunday Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 31 Oct. 12 e/2 Migratory birds..can collapse with a heart attack. Those that do survive may take a reconvalescence rest of two to three weeks before continuing their journey.