Convalescence is the period or process of becoming healthy and well again after an illness or operation. = recuperation. the length of time a person spends getting well after an illness
The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health
Convalescence (kòn´ve-lès´ens) noun 1 The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health
Actively doing nothing strenuous, to aid gradual healing after illness or injury; or the period of time spent doing that nothing
If you are convalescing, you are resting and getting your health back after an illness or operation. After two weeks, I was allowed home, where I convalesced for three months. those convalescing from illness or surgery. = recuperate. to spend time getting well after an illness = recover (convalescere, from com- ( COM-) + valescere )
[ "kän-v&-'les ] (intransitive verb.) 15th century. From French convalescence, from Late Latin convalēscentia (“regaining of health”), from Latin convalēscō (“regain health, grow strong”).