bed rest
Americannoun
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a prolonged rest in bed, as in the treatment of an illness.
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a device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
Etymology
Origin of bed rest
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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When my wife was pregnant, her OB-GYN declared her cervix to be incompetent and put her on bed rest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
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 ● Nov. 4, 2025
The third delivered a baby girl, but demanded 23 weeks of bed rest.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2024
Researchers note that partial sleep deprivation of a similar extent has been found to result in changes in immune system function and inflammatory status during both bed rest and spaceflight.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024
The doctors put her on strict bed rest: no more than forty minutes a day on her feet, including trips to the bathroom; no exertions.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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