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Gatch bed

Gatch bed noun: a type of hospital bed fitted with jointed springs, which may be adjusted to various positions, in order to elevate a patient's head and knees.

Noun

Gatch bed (plural Gatch beds)

  1. A type of hospital bed fitted with jointed springs, which may be adjusted to various positions, in order to elevate a patient's head and knees.

Forms of Gatch bed

pluralGatch beds

Origin of Gatch bed

Named after its inventor Willis Dew Gatch.

Questions about Gatch bed

What does Gatch bed mean?
Gatch bed means a type of hospital bed fitted with jointed springs, which may be adjusted to various positions, in order to elevate a patient's head and knees.
What part of speech is Gatch bed?
Gatch bed is a noun.
What is the plural of Gatch bed?
The plural of Gatch bed is Gatch beds.

Words near Gatch bed in the dictionary

  1. gatah
  2. gatahs
  3. gatas
  4. Gatbuca
  5. gatch
  6. Gatch bed
  7. Gatch beds
  8. Gatchalian
  9. Gatchalians
  10. gatched
  11. Gatchell

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