recovery room

noun

: a hospital room equipped for meeting postoperative emergencies

Examples of recovery room in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its general hospitals offer acute care services, operating and recovery rooms, radiology and respiratory therapy services, clinical laboratories, and pharmacies. —Adam Sarhan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024

In the recovery room, when the anesthesia wore off after the surgery, Garcia’s eyes filled with tears. —Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024

The ground floor of the Charger’s new home also features the locker room, equipment room, training & medical space, weight room, hydrotherapy room, recovery room, sauna, steam room, barber’s area, player lounges, and direct access to the practice fields. —Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 12 July 2024

Patiño woke up in a recovery room, groggy and babbling about his favorite Colombian soccer team. —Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

recovery room

noun

: a hospital room where patients are temporarily placed for special care and observation after an operation

Medical Definition

recovery room

noun

: a hospital room which is equipped with apparatus for meeting postoperative emergencies and in which surgical patients are kept during the immediate postoperative period for care and recovery from anesthesia

—abbreviation RR