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hospital bed
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noun
a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.
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Origin of hospital bed
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby hospital bed
hosing, hosp., hospice, hospitable, hospital, hospital bed, hospital corner, Hospitaler, Hospitalet, hospital gangrene, hospitalism
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