- bed rest
- nounconfinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)• Syn: ↑bedrest• Hypernyms: ↑rest, ↑ease, ↑repose, ↑relaxation
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noun: continuous confinement of a sick person to bed (as in treatment of tuberculosis or certain nerve disorders)* * *
1. a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.2. a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.[1870-75]* * *
bed rest,1. rest taken in bed, especially by a patient.2. an apparatus for supporting patients in bed.* * *
n. confinement of an invalid to bed as part of treatment* * *
noun [noncount]: rest while lying in a bedThe doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.