bed rest

American  

noun

1. a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.

2. a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.

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Etymology

Origin of bed rest

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

However, bed rest can also make back pain last longer or even worsen.

From Science Daily

Smith was a sickly child, contracting bronchial pneumonia, tuberculosis, German measles, mumps and chicken pox which kept her in "periods of lengthy bed rest".

From BBC

When Sophie had her fifth child by Caesarean, she was told she needed bed rest for six weeks.

From BBC

By the time she finally retrieved her friend’s vehicle, I felt like I needed five days bed rest; my daughter was trying to think of ways she could park the car inside her friend’s apartment.

From Los Angeles Times

The third delivered a baby girl, but demanded 23 weeks of bed rest.

From Los Angeles Times