convalescence

con·va·les·cence

C0612300 (kŏn′və-lĕs′əns)n.1. Gradual return to health and strength after illness.2. The period needed for returning to health after illness.

con′va·les′cent adj. & n.

convalescence

(ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsəns) or

convalescency

n1. (Medicine) gradual return to health after illness, injury, or an operation, esp through rest2. (Medicine) the period during which such recovery occurs ˌconvaˈlescent n, adj ˌconvaˈlescently adv

con•va•les•cence

(ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs əns)

n. 1. the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness. 2. the period during which one is convalescing. [1480–90; < Late Latin]

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Noun

convalescence - gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injuryrecuperation, recoveryhealing - the natural process by which the body repairs itselflysis - recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subsiderally - a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness

convalescence

noun recovery, rehabilitation, recuperation, return to health, improvement He was home for three weeks' convalescence after a bout of jaundice.

Translations

逐渐康复

convalesce

(konvəˈles) verb to recover health and strength after an illness. He is convalescing in the country.康复ˌconvaˈlescent noun a person who is recovering from an illness. Convalescents often need a special diet.恢复期的病人 adjective1. recovering health and strength after illness. 康复中的2. for convalescents. a convalescent home.疗养用的ˌconvaˈlescence noun逐渐康复

convalescence

gradual return to health after illness, injury, or an operation, esp through rest

Convalescence

in humans and animals, a period of recuperation that is characterized by the gradual disappearance of disease symptoms and the restoration of normal vital activities. The time limits of convalescence are conditional. The functions of individual organs begin to normalize at the height of the disease, that is, during the acute period.

Convalescence may be rapid or prolonged; the elimination of the basic disease and the restoration of bodily functions do not necessarily mean that the structures and functions of all systems and organs have recovered to the state prior to the illness. For instance, cardiomyopathy can occur after infections, and functional disorders of the nervous system can occur after influenza.

Convalescence is usually accompanied by improvement of appetite and by weight gain. General restorative treatment and medical rehabilitation are especially important. With some infections, for example, typhoid fever and dysentery, discharge of the causative agent may continue during convalescence. This accounts for the implementation of special measures to prevent epidemics; for instance, an individual may receive permission to work only after laboratory analysis confirms his health, and children convalescing from dysentery are kept in isolated wards.

convalescence

[‚kän·və′les·əns] (medicine) The period and process of recovery after an illness or injury.

convalescence

[kon″vah-les´ens] the stage of recovery from an illness, operation, or injury.

con·va·les·cence

(kon'vă-les'ens), A period between the end of a disease and the patient's restoration to complete health. [L. convalesco, to grow strong, fr. valeo, to be strong]

convalescence

(kŏn′və-lĕs′əns)n.1. Gradual return to health and strength after illness.2. The period needed for returning to health after illness.

con′va·les′cent adj. & n.

con·va·les·cence

(kon'vă-les'ĕns) A period between the end of a disease and the patient's restoration to complete health. [L. convalesco, to grow strong, fr. valeo, to be strong]

convalescence

1. The period of recovery following an illness, injury or surgical operation. 2. The process of such recovery.

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noun recovery

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noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

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