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recovery room

–noun
a room near the operating or delivery room of a hospital, equipped with specific apparatus and staffed by specially trained personnel for emergencies, used for the recovery from anesthesia of a postoperative or obstetrical patient before being brought to a hospital room or ward.

Origin:
1915–20
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recovery room  
n.  A hospital room equipped for the care and observation of patients immediately following surgery.
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Main Entry: recovery room
Function: noun
: a hospital room which is equipped with apparatus for meeting postoperative emergencies and in which surgical patients are keptduring the immediate postoperative period for care and recovery from anesthesia —abbreviation RR
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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recovery room re·cov·er·y room (rĭ-kŭv'ə-rē)
n.
A hospital room equipped for the care and observation of patients immediately following surgery.

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