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bedridden

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bed⋅rid⋅den

  [bed-rid-n]
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–adjective
confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc.
Origin:
1300–50; ME, var. (by confusion with ptp. of ride ) of bedrid
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bed·rid·den   (běd'rĭd'n)   
adj.  Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

[Middle English bedreden, from Old English bedrida : bed, bed; see bed + rida, rider (from rīdan, to ride; see ride).]
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Main Entry: bed·rid·den
Pronunciation: 'bed-"rid-&n
Variant: also bed·rid /-"rid/
Function:adjective
: confined to bed (as by illness)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

bedridden bed·rid·den (běd'rĭd'n) or bed·rid (-rĭd')
adj.
Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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