A recovery room is a room in a hospital where patients are placed after they have had an operation under anesthesia, so that they can be monitored while they recover.
He was monitored in the recovery room for approximately 30 minutes following theanesthesia.
recovery room in British English
(rɪˈkʌvərɪ rʊm)
noun
medicine
a hospital room where patients go immediately after surgery
recovery room in American English
US
a hospital room where postoperative patients are kept for close observation and care