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convalescence definition

con·va·les·cence (-ləs′əns)

noun

  1. gradual recovery after illness
  2. the period of such recovery

Etymology: Fr < L convalescens, prp. of convalesce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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