HOSPITAL BED Definition & Meaning

hospital bed

noun

a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of hospital bed¹

First recorded in 1815–25

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She was seen lying on a hospital bed, accompanied by an investigating officer, Singapore's Channel NewsAsia reported.

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He showed me a picture of him in a hospital bed, taken an hour after the explosion, with his face burned, entirely blooded, covered with bandages.

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A woman and a much younger man meet for lunch in Manhattan, the tensions high but their relationship unknown, while in another book, a fractured family meets in Shanghai around a hospital bed.

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Giuffre said this year "has been the worst", alongside a photograph from a hospital bed showing visible bruising.

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Our work messaging groups buzzed all the time with news of yet another colleague desperately needing a hospital bed for a loved one.

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