hospital bed

noun

a bed having side rails that can be raised or lowered and a mattress base in three jointed sections so that the head, foot, or middle may be raised by a crank or motor, allowing a patient to lie in various positions, as a therapeutic aid or for comfort.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hospital bed¹

First recorded in 1815–25

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He slept upright in a cracked vinyl chair beside my hospital bed for days, leaving only to grab dinner when my brother came to sit with me.

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A day before he was delivered the summons in hospital, he recorded a live YouTube broadcast from his hospital bed with three of his sons, despite a doctor's recommendation not to have visitors.

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The wheels, which were patented in 2001, smoothly rotate a complete 360 degrees — modeled after the wheels on office chairs and hospital beds, so that they can move with ease under weight.

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Grammy winner Lil Nas X stayed mostly calm, cool and pretty comedic as he informed fans from a hospital bed on Monday that he had “lost control” of half of his face.

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The Magpies won the match 4-1 and assistant manager Jason Tindall said Howe had watched the game from his hospital bed.

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