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Definition of Bed rest
1. Noun. Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons).
Medical Definition of Bed rest
1. Confinement of an individual to bed for therapeutic or experimental reasons. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bed Rest
Literary usage of Bed rest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Medical and nursing training has emphasized bed rest as an essential ... Until the
1940's, strict bed rest was the routine treatment for 2 weeks after ..."
2. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"bed rest bed rest, continued until edema abates markedly or until it seems evident
that the condition is going to persist for a long time, is advised. ..."
3. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1882)
"I lie upon the bed (rest). I laid myself upon the bed (action). I lay upon die
bed (rest). I have laid myself upon the bed (action). ..."
4. Words and Their Uses, Past and Present: A Study of the English Language by Richard Grant White (1871)
"I lie upon the bed (rest). I laid myself upon the bed (action). I lay upon the
bed (rest). I have laid myself upon the bed (action). ..."
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