convalescent

[ kon-vuh-les-uhnt ]

adjective

1. convalescing.
2. of or relating to convalescence or convalescing persons.

noun

1. a person who is convalescing.

Other Words From

• conva·lescent·ly adverb
• postcon·va·lescent adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of convalescent¹

1650–60; < Latin convalēscent- (stem of convalēscēns ), present participle of convalēscere to convalesce; -ent

Example Sentences

Margot Alvarez, who sorts soiled bedding and other materials from convalescent homes and medical facilities at Braun Linen, a commercial laundry in Paramount, was also unaware of the regulations.

From Los Angeles Times

“Testing still seems somewhat random and voluntary. We should be doing more — both in cattle and humans,” William Hartmann, an assistant professor of anesthesiology and principal investigator for the UW–Madison COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Program, told Salon.

From Salon

Aultmore was later used as World War Two convalescent hospital and a finishing school owned by a New Zealand-born spy who survived imprisonment in Colditz.

From BBC

Trump subsequently browbeat his maladroit FDA chairman, Stephen Hahn, into issuing an emergency authorization for the use of convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.

From Los Angeles Times

It then saw periods of use as a hunting lodge, World War Two convalescent hospital and a finishing school owned by a New Zealand-born spy who survived imprisonment in Colditz.

From BBC