A period between the end of a disease and the patient's restoration to complete health. [L. con-valesco, to grow strong, fr. valeo, to be strong]
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1) gradual recovery of health and strength after disease <a patient well advanced in \convalescence>
2) the time between the subsidence of a disease and complete restoration to health <quiet and rest during \convalescence>
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con·va·les·cence (kon″və-lesґəns) [L. convalescere to become strong] the stage of recovery following an attack of disease, a surgical operation, or an injury.Medical dictionary. 2011.