convalescent

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I - noun

a person who is recovering from illness
• Derivationally related forms:
convalesce
• Hypernyms:
sick person, diseased person, sufferer

II - adjective

returning to health after illness or debility
- convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed
• Syn:
recovering
• Similar to:
ill, sick
• Derivationally related forms:
convalescence, convalesce