to be confined to bed

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• confined to bed — A familiar term in the law of health and accident insurance, as to which there is divergence of opinion in interpretation, some cases holding that the term is satisfied only by an actual confinement to bed, while other cases hold that the term is …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• bed|fast — «BEHD FAST, FAHST», adjective. confined to bed; bedridden …   Useful english dictionary

• Bed sore — A painful, often reddened area of degenerating, ulcerated skin caused by pressure and lack of movement, and worsened by exposure to urine or other irritating substances on the skin. Untreated bed sores can become seriously infected or gangrenous …   Medical dictionary

• Bed — A bed audio2|En us bed.ogg is a piece of furniture (or a location) primarily used as a place to sleep, and often used for relaxation.To make beds more comfortable, a mattress is usually placed on top of it. The second layer is the box spring… …   Wikipedia

• confined — [[t]kənfa͟ɪnd[/t]] 1) ADJ: v link ADJ to n If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. The problem is not confined to Germany... These… …   English dictionary

• confined — Imprisoned; required to remain in one place. As the word is used in a sick benefit insurance policy, a person is confined, when his illness keeps him at home and totally disables him from following his vocation. The word does not import that he… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• bed rest — /ˈbɛd rɛst/ (say bed rest) noun rest while confined to one s bed, as for an invalid, convalescent, etc …  

• make a bed — застилать постель he turned over and over in his bed он ворочался в постели to lie snug in bed свернуться калачиком в постели to be confined to bed быть прикованным к постели he jumped out of bed он вскочил с постели to roll over in bed… …   English-Russian travelling dictionary

• a|bed — «uh BEHD», adjective, adverb. 1. in bed: »The lights were out, and all were thought to be abed (Samuel Smiles). 2. confined to bed: »Louis being abed with gout... (W. H. Dixon) …   Useful english dictionary

• Sick bed — Sick Sick, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek, sik, ill, AS. se[ o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak, D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan. syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.] 1. Affected with… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• be confined to one's bed — be ill, remain in bed for medical reasons …   English contemporary dictionary