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convalescency
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convalescency, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F. convalescence.].
The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health. [1913 Webster]
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