BED REST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bed rest mean? 

• BED REST (noun)
  The noun BED REST has 1 sense:

1. confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)

  Familiarity information: BED REST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BED REST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

bed rest; bedrest

Hypernyms ("bed rest" is a kind of...):

ease; relaxation; repose; rest (freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility))

 Context examples 

Treatment includes bed rest and lots of liquids to prevent dehydration.

(Norovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Treatments vary but might include medicines, icing, bed rest, physical therapy, or surgery.

(Back Injuries, NIH)

Understanding the molecular changes that potentially take place in microgravity could help researchers to develop treatments and therapies to counteract physical changes associated with aging and extended bed rest.

(Roundworms have the Right Stuff, NASA)