HOSPITAL BED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hospital bed mean? 

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

1. a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOSPITAL BED (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

single bed (a bed for one occupant)

Meronyms (parts of "hospital bed"):

leg (one of the supports for a piece of furniture)

 Context examples 

The patient will be admitted into a medical center and receive a type of hospital bed that will be paid for my Medicare.

(Hospital with Medicare Approved Swing Bed, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A medical center with a swing type of hospital bed that will be paid for my Medicare.

(Hospital with Medicare Approved Swing Bed, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)