recuperation

/rəkupeˈraʃɪn/

/rekupeˈraʃen/

Other forms: recuperations

The process of healing or recovering is called recuperation. Everyone needs at least a couple of days of recuperation after getting all four wisdom teeth pulled.

Recuperation usually happens after an illness, a medical procedure, or some kind of injury: "His recuperation included keeping his leg elevated for several days." You might even need a little recuperation after exerting yourself: "I didn't expect to need so much recuperation after hiking up that mountain!" The Latin root is recuperare, "get back or regain."

Definitions of recuperation

1. noun

   gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
   synonyms: convalescence, recovery

   types:

   lysis

   recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside

   rally

   a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness

   type of:

   healing

   the natural process by which the body repairs itself