bedpan
Americannoun
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a shallow vessel placed under a bedridden patient to collect faeces and urine
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another name for warming pan
Etymology
Origin of bedpan
Example Sentences
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Among the new finds are an anchor, glass bottles and a bedpan, according to a statement from the Colombian Institute of Anthropology and History.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
She reserved her deepest attention for the orderlies who came in to change her bedpan and her sheets.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2023
Nursing notes show that Burrell was placed on a bedpan.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2022
But after one of my colleagues said it looked like a bedpan, I just couldn’t unsee the resemblance.
From The Verge • May 28, 2022
She goes running out of the room and runs back with the bedpan.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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