bed table
noun
1
: an adjustable table used (as for eating or writing) by a person in bed
2
: a small table beside a bed
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The blueprint would require removing carpeting, adding nurses stations, emergency backup power, electrical outlets, mobile workstations, linen hampers and bed tables, among other changes.
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Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
Convinced that copper has germ-fighting qualities, the hospital system invested in copper surfaces for countertops and bed rails, bed tables and other furniture.
—Lucette Lagnado, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2018
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Hugo Martín, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2020
Convinced that copper has germ-fighting qualities, the hospital system invested in copper surfaces for countertops and bed rails, bed tables and other furniture.
—Lucette Lagnado, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2018
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“Bed table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20table. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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