CONVALESCENCE


Meaning of CONVALESCENCE in English

/kon'veuh les"euhns/ , n.

1. the gradual recovery of health and strength after illness.

2. the period during which one is convalescing.

[ 1480-90; convalescentia. See CONVALESCE, -ENCE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .