Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Convalesce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- +
valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong.
See {Vallant}.]
To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or
weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
convalesce
v : get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
[syn: {recuperate}, {recover}] [ant: {deteriorate}]
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