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What does convalescence mean?

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Noun
  1. A gradual healing after illness or injury.
  2. The period of time spent healing.
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Following this discovery, the narrative focuses on the long process of the Virginian's convalescence as Molly nurses him back to health.
After the chain of infection is complete, there is an incubation, prodromal, and illness period, followed by convalescence.
As a result, more or less on a worldwide basis, retail and wholesale trading is entering a long period of convalescence.
Adults with disability or conditions such as alcoholism may also require extended convalescence and careful discharge planning.
I knew from experience that the burden of convalescence falls on partners and children, placing a strain on even the most happy families.
Apart from a deep cut in his left arm, he recovered quickly and was discharged from the field hospital after a week of convalescence.

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