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Examples of bed rest in a Sentence
The doctor prescribed bed rest for a month.
Recent Examples on the Web
For the rest of her pregnancy, she was put on bed rest.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024
The third delivered a baby girl, but demanded 23 weeks of bed rest.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
For mild preeclampsia, this may include bed rest and close monitoring of pregnant individuals and their babies.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 21 May 2024
Kennedy Onassis was pregnant during JFK’s presidential campaign in 1960, but because of her previous difficult pregnancies, cut short public appearances and went on full bed rest before giving birth.
—Mallory Moench, TIME, 19 May 2024
Studies have shown that living for a significant amount of time in microgravity can have the same kinds of effects on the body as being confined to bed rest, including a loss of bone and muscle mass.
—Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
Like Cindy, their daughter, Jackie, had a high-risk pregnancy and ended up on bed rest.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2024
The highly contagious disease, which has no treatment other than bed rest, fluids and fever control, is the leading cause of vaccine-preventable infant mortality, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
The width of the platform that the bed rests on also cleverly corresponds with the width of the entertainment center, visually suggesting a spatial continuity between the two rooms that is reinforced by the glass wall.
—Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 6 June 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Bed rest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20rest. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
bed rest
noun
: confinement of a sick person to bed
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