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bed rest

bed rest is the alternative form of bedrest.

Meaning of bedrest

Noun

bedrest (countable and uncountable, plural bedrests)

  1. A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
  2. Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

Forms of bed rest

pluralbed rests

Questions about bed rest

What is bed rest the alternative form of?
Bed rest is the alternative form of bedrest.

Words near bed rest in the dictionary

  1. bed pads
  2. bed push
  3. bed pushes
  4. bed quilt
  5. bed quilts
  6. bed rest
  7. bed rests
  8. bed room
  9. bed rooms
  10. bed rot
  11. bed rots

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