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Examples of bed rest in a Sentence
The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
Recent Examples on the Web
For the rest of her pregnancy, she was put on bed rest.
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Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The third delivered a baby girl, but demanded 23 weeks of bed rest.
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Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
For mild preeclampsia, this may include bed rest and close monitoring of pregnant individuals and their babies.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 May 2024
Kennedy Onassis was pregnant during JFK’s presidential campaign in 1960, but because of her previous difficult pregnancies, cut short public appearances and went on full bed rest before giving birth.
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Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
bed rest
noun
: confinement of a sick person to bed
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