RECUPERATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recuperation mean? 

• RECUPERATION (noun)
  The noun RECUPERATION has 1 sense:

1. gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

  Familiarity information: RECUPERATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECUPERATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

convalescence; recovery; recuperation

Hypernyms ("recuperation" is a kind of...):

healing (the natural process by which the body repairs itself)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "recuperation"):

lysis (recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside)

rally (a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness)

Derivation:

recuperate (get over an illness or shock)

recuperate (restore to good health or strength)

 Context examples 

The early stages in the recuperation process of a mother after her pregnancy and delivery.

(Early Post-Partum Recovery, NCI Thesaurus)

Her power of recuperation was wonderful.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

There was no power of recuperation left, no reserve strength to call upon.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)