Definition of Recuperation

1. Noun. Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury.

Exact synonyms: Convalescence, Recovery
Generic synonyms: Healing
Specialized synonyms: Lysis, Rally
Derivative terms: Convalesce, Convalescent, Recover, Recuperate, Recuperate

Definition of Recuperation

1. n.. Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or strength.

Definition of Recuperation

1. Noun. gradual restoration to health; convalescence (see recuperate) ¹

2. Noun. (sociology) process by which radical or subversive ideas are co-opted by mainstream society (antonym: detournement) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recuperation

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Recuperation

1. The recovery of health and strength. Origin: L. Recuperatio This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recuperation

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recumbed
recumbence
recumbencies
recumbency
recumbent
recumbently
recumbents
recumbing
recumbs
recuperable
recuperate
recuperated
recuperates
recuperating
recuperation (current term)
recuperations
recuperative
recuperatory
recur
recure
recured
recureless
recures
recuring
recurred
recurrence
recurrence rate
recurrence relation
recurrence risk

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