recovery room

noun

: a hospital room equipped for meeting postoperative emergencies

Examples of recovery room in a Sentence

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The ground floor of the Charger’s new home also features the locker room, equipment room, training & medical space, weight room, hydrotherapy room, recovery room, sauna, steam room, barber’s area, player lounges, and direct access to the practice fields. Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 12 July 2024 Patiño woke up in a recovery room, groggy and babbling about his favorite Colombian soccer team. Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024 Collier told the publication weight rooms and recovery rooms will be available. Fiifi Frimpong, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024 In the recovery room, I was attended to by the most caring and concerned nurses. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for recovery room 

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recovery room was in 1896

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“Recovery room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recovery%20room. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

recovery room

noun
: a hospital room where patients are temporarily placed for special care and observation after an operation

Medical Definition

recovery room

noun
: a hospital room which is equipped with apparatus for meeting postoperative emergencies and in which surgical patients are kept during the immediate postoperative period for care and recovery from anesthesia
abbreviation RR
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