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bed⋅side

[bed-sahyd]
–noun
1. the side of a bed, esp. as the place of one attending the sick.
–adjective
2. at or for a bedside: a bedside table.

Origin:
1325–75; ME; orig. bed + 's 1 + side 1
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bed·side   (běd'sīd')   
n.  The side of a bed or the space alongside it.
adj.  At or near the side of a bed: a bedside table; bedside conversation.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1bed·side
Pronunciation: 'bed-"sId
Function: noun
: a place beside a bed especially of a bedridden person

Main Entry: 2bedside
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside of a bedridden patient bedside diagnosis>
2 : suitable for a bedridden person <bedside reading>
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