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“Convalescent blood transfusions and plasma transfusions may help people who are sick survive the infection,” he says.

Resting fighters can be found holed up in apartments, and wounded ones fill hospitals and a growing number of convalescent homes.

Downton becomes a convalescent home during the war, bringing in a number of new struggles for the family and the staff.

A fortnight after the events which I have just related Armand was convalescent, and we had already become great friends.

The two former were enjoying their month of service on shore, the latter was on sick-leave, but convalescent.

Becoming convalescent, in a measure, I was removed to my former place of confinement.

Two others at Margate, used for sick and convalescent young paupers, continued with the approval of the Central Authority.

An entire paper might be written of the experiences—grave and gay—at Convalescent Camp.

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On this page you'll find 32 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to convalescent, such as: ambulatory, healing, mending, rallying, strengthening, and discharged.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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