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recovery room
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noun
a room near the operating or delivery room of a hospital, equipped with specific apparatus and staffed by specially trained personnel for emergencies, used for the recovery from anesthesia of a postoperative or obstetrical patient before being brought to a hospital room or ward.
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Origin of recovery room
First recorded in 1915–20
Words nearby recovery room
recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery, recovery room, recovery stock, recpt, recreant, recreate, recreation
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