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convalescent

[kon-vuh-les-uhnt] / ˌkɒn vəˈlɛs ənt /


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Wilson went to El Dorado Convalescent Hospital and tried to talk to Cox again, but he refused to speak without an attorney.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

At Vacaville Convalescent and Rehab, just north, almost 90 percent of residents were vaccinated, but 13 percent are up to date.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022

According to the branch’s news release, Secondary Caregiver Leave can be taken consecutively with Maternity Convalescent Leave that’s part of the overarching Military Parental Leave Program.

From Fox News • Feb. 16, 2022

Convalescent plasma — taken from blood donated by people who have recovered from COVID-19 — could join the monoclonal antibody sotrovimab and soon-to-be authorized antiviral drugs as an important therapy for people who become ill.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2021

This treatment is also wise because it furnishes an opportunity for the symptoms of the disease to manifest themselves; Fluid Diet, given when acute symptoms subside, and Convalescent Diet when danger from relapse is over.

From Dietetics for Nurses by Proudfit, Fairfax T.




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