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convalescence

convalescence noun: a gradual healing after illness or injury.

Noun

convalescence (countable and uncountable, plural convalescences)

  1. A gradual healing after illness or injury.
  2. The period of time spent healing.

convalescence meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

convalescence in Hindi

gradual healing
उल्लाघ ullāgh

convalescence in Tamil

உடல் நலமடைதல், உடல் நலமீட்சி, உடல் நலம்பெறல், உடல்தேறுதல், நலமுறல்

convalescence in Urdu

شفا

convalescence in Bengali

রোগমুক্তির পর স্বাস্থ্যোদ্ধার
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convalescence in Malayalam
സുഖപ്പെടൽ sukhappeṭal
convalescence in Kannada
ಚೇತರಿಕೆ cētarike, ಚೇತರಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆ cētarisikoḷḷuvike, ಗುಣಹೊಂದುತ್ತಿರುವಿಕೆ guṇahonduttiruvike, ಗುಣಮುಖವಾಗಿರುವಿಕೆ guṇamukhavāgiruvike
convalescence in Tagalog
dahung-malilong
convalescence in Arabic
نَقَاهَة naqāha, فَتْرَةُ نَقَاهَة fatratu naqāha
convalescence in Persian
بهگرائی

Forms of convalescence

pluralconvalescences

Origin of convalescence

Borrowed from Middle French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscēn(t-)s, present participle of convalēscere (“to become strong or well”); see convalesce.

Words formed from convalescence

Questions about convalescence

What does convalescence mean?
Convalescence means a gradual healing after illness or injury.
What is convalescence in Hindi?
Convalescence in Hindi is उल्लाघ (ullāgh). See Convalescence meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is convalescence?
Convalescence is a noun.
What is the plural of convalescence?
The plural of convalescence is convalescences.

Words near convalescence in the dictionary

  1. conuzant
  2. conuzor
  3. conuzors
  4. convalesce
  5. convalesced
  6. convalescence
  7. convalescences
  8. convalescencies
  9. convalescency
  10. convalescent
  11. convalescent plasma

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Adapted from Wiktionary: convalescence (page history and authors); convalescence (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convalescence (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); convalescence (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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