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convalescent

[ kon-vuh-les-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to convalescence or convalescing persons.


noun

  1. a person who is convalescing.
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Other Words From

  • conva·lescent·ly adverb
  • postcon·va·lescent adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of convalescent1

1650–60; < Latin convalēscent- (stem of convalēscēns ), present participle of convalēscere to convalesce; -ent
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Example Sentences

The FDA grants emergency use authorization for convalescent plasma to treat hospitalized patients, despite a lack of clinical trials assessing whether blood from recovered patients actually helps fight the disease.

We could know whether convalescent plasma is effective in the ways we’re testing as soon as a month after full enrollment.

From Fortune

One treatment—known as convalescent plasma—starts by taking blood from patients who have already recovered from a viral disease.

In late August, the FDA opened the door for widespread use of convalescent plasma therapy, citing a study that kinda sorta showed the potential upsides of the treatment outweighed the risks.

On the other, there’s still no clear evidence that convalescent plasma improves patients’ outcomes.

From Quartz

“Convalescent blood transfusions and plasma transfusions may help people who are sick survive the infection,” he says.

Resting fighters can be found holed up in apartments, and wounded ones fill hospitals and a growing number of convalescent homes.

Downton becomes a convalescent home during the war, bringing in a number of new struggles for the family and the staff.

A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.

The two former were enjoying their month of service on shore, the latter was on sick-leave, but convalescent.

Becoming convalescent, in a measure, I was removed to my former place of confinement.

Two others at Margate, used for sick and convalescent young paupers, continued with the approval of the Central Authority.

An entire paper might be written of the experiences—grave and gay—at Convalescent Camp.

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