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Examples of bed rest in a Sentence
The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
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Fractures in older adults are a significant source of morbidity and mortality, as these injuries can lead to other complications including pneumonia, blood clots and skin ulcers from needing to be hospitalized and at bed rest after an injury.
—Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Ferrar had a fairly difficult pregnancy, and she was placed on bed rest for four months before delivering London.
—Katie Mannion, People.com, 19 Oct. 2024
The disease wasn’t far advanced, and there was no reason to believe that an active young woman couldn’t recover with sufficient bed rest and nutrition.
—Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
She was put on bed rest after being discharged from the facility.
—Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Medical Definition
bed rest
noun
: confinement of a sick person to bed
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