Definition of Convalescency. Meaning of Convalescency. Synonyms of Convalescency

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Definition of Convalescency

Convalescency
Convalescence Con`va*les"cence, Convalescency Con`va*les"cen*cy, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.] The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health.

Meaning of Convalescency from wikipedia

- Convalescent plasma is the blood plasma collected from a survivor of an infectious disease. This plasma contains antibodies specific to a pathogen and...
- doctor for regular check-ups. Convalescent care facilities are sometimes recognized by the acronym TCF (Transitional Convalescent Facilities). Traditionally...
- A sanatorium (from Latin sānāre 'to heal'), also sanitarium or sanitorium, is a historic name for a specialised hospital for the treatment of specific...
- replaced with residential living homes, known as board-and-care homes or convalescent homes. These board-and-care homes provided basic levels of care and meals...
- demand for convalescent care grew in the British hospital system. The philanthropist Joseph Adshead campaigned for the construction of a convalescent hospital...
- Wimbledon, south-west London, England from 1869 until 2003. Initially a convalescent hospital, it became one of the most advanced brain surgery centres in...
- Buckland Convalescent Home is a heritage-listed former residence and private parkland and now convalescent hospital located at 39 Hawkesbury Road, Springwood...
- prisoner of war camp for the rest of the war. Glamis was turned into a convalescent home for wounded soldiers, which Elizabeth helped to run. She was particularly...
- It was built in 1876 and brought into public use as the New Zealand Convalescent Hospital during the First World War. In the interwar period Hornchurch...
- Constituted 23 February 1943 in the Army of the United States as the 6th Convalescent Hospital Activated 25 May 1943 at Camp Ellis, Illinois Inactivated 4...