convalesces
Mends after illness
Convalesces is the third-person singular of convalesce, meaning to recover gradually after illness or injury.
The word implies a period of rest and healing rather than instant recovery: She convalesces at her sister's house in the country.
The noun is convalescence; the adjective is convalescent.
Regains health gradually
- mendsRestores to function
- recoversRegains health or possession
- healsRestores to wellness
- improvesGets better gradually
strengthens · rehabilitation · therapy · treatment · nursing · patient · bedside · caregiver
Regains health or possession
- rebuildsRestores what was destroyed
- fortifiesStrengthens against threat
- mendsRestores to function
- revivesRestores vigor or consciousness
rallies · improves · progresses · wellness · betterment · upturn · overcomes · gains
Facility for prolonged recovery
- sickbedPlace for the ill
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- outpatientTreated without admission
hospice · ward · clinic · physiotherapy · caregiving · sickroom
Prescribed horizontal recovery
- recuperationGradual return to health
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- relaxationState of being unwound
- reposePeaceful stillness or calm
downtime · quietude · tranquility · stillness · slumber · sleep · siesta · inactivity
recuperates
Regains health gradually
improves · strengthens · rehabilitation · therapy · treatment · nursing · patient · bedside · caregiver · physician
recovers
Regains health or possession
revives · rallies · improves · progresses · wellness · betterment · upturn · overcomes · gains · strengthens
sanatorium
Facility for prolonged recovery
outpatient · hospice · ward · clinic · physiotherapy · caregiving · sickroom
bedrest
Prescribed horizontal recovery
- recuperationGradual return to health
- respiteShort pause from hardship
- relaxationState of being unwound
repose · downtime · quietude · tranquility · stillness · slumber · sleep · siesta · inactivity · leisure
convalescesdeteriorates
Becomes progressively worse
declines · worsens · relapses · sickens · degenerates
- convalescent careTreatment while recovering from illness
- convalescent homeResidence for recuperating patients
convalesce, convalescent, convalescence, convalescing, convalesced, convalescents, convalescences