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BEDPAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bedpan mean?
• BEDPAN (noun)
The noun BEDPAN has 1 sense:
1. a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
Familiarity information: BEDPAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("bedpan" is a kind of...):
vessel (an object used as a container (especially for liquids))
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