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单词 convalescence
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Definition of convalescence in English:

convalescence

noun ˌkɒnvəˈlɛsnsˌkɑnvəˈlɛsəns
mass noun
  • Time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

    a period of convalescence
    count noun I had a long convalescence ahead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hospital is no longer a place for convalescence.
    • Apart from a deep cut in his left arm, he recovered quickly and was discharged from the field hospital after a week of convalescence.
    • Adults with disability or conditions such as alcoholism may also require extended convalescence and careful discharge planning.
    • It is important to remember that it is a very serious condition and that recovery and convalescence can take time - months and years, rather than weeks.
    • Recovery is mostly uneventful but convalescence is prolonged with generalized weakness, fatigue and depression.
    Synonyms
    recuperation, recovery, return to health, process of getting better, rehabilitation, improvement, mending, restoration

Rhymes

acquiescence, adolescence, arborescence, coalescence, deliquescence, effervescence, essence, evanescence, excrescence, florescence, fluorescence, incandescence, iridescence, juvenescence, luminescence, obsolescence, opalescence, phosphorescence, pubescence, putrescence, quiescence, quintessence

Definition of convalescence in US English:

convalescence

nounˌkänvəˈlesənsˌkɑnvəˈlɛsəns
  • Time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

    a period of convalescence
    I had a long convalescence ahead
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hospital is no longer a place for convalescence.
    • Recovery is mostly uneventful but convalescence is prolonged with generalized weakness, fatigue and depression.
    • Apart from a deep cut in his left arm, he recovered quickly and was discharged from the field hospital after a week of convalescence.
    • Adults with disability or conditions such as alcoholism may also require extended convalescence and careful discharge planning.
    • It is important to remember that it is a very serious condition and that recovery and convalescence can take time - months and years, rather than weeks.
    Synonyms
    recuperation, recovery, return to health, process of getting better, rehabilitation, improvement, mending, restoration
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