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bedridden

[bed-rid-n] / ˈbɛdˌrɪd n /


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"You can use this knowledge to help bedridden patients. They also experience constipation and likely also have increased protein fermentation that may aggravate health conditions," concludes Lars Ove Dragsted, senior author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Everyone knows their postman’s name — right?” a bedridden retiree nervously trills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

My mother is bedridden and has very limited use of her hands.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026

Anthony Darrell Hines, 66, who has maintained his innocence for four years and is bedridden, is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee on Thursday under the same protocol that failed twelve weeks ago with Carruthers.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

She was sick and bedridden on Election Day, November 2, 1920.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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