recovery room

noun

: a hospital room equipped for meeting postoperative emergencies

Examples of recovery room in a Sentence

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Doped up on anesthesia in a post-operative recovery room, Allen had been informed by the surgeon that — in an unforeseen twist — the muscle was only 20 percent torn, which might fast-track his recovery. Michael Silver, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025 Weird is often the last thing a person remembers feeling before passing out and then waking up hours later in the hospital recovery room. airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024 On a table in the recovery room sat a notebook where patients could write messages to one another. Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 Its general hospitals offer a wide range of services, including acute care, operating and recovery rooms, radiology, respiratory therapy, clinical laboratories, and pharmacies. Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recovery room 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recovery room was in 1896

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“Recovery room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recovery%20room. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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
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