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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They stood over his hospital bed and took his photograph.

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One day, he woke up in a hospital bed with a tube shoved down his throat.

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Speaking from his hospital bed, Mr Ramesh said the lights inside the aircraft "started flickering" moments after take off.

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"The allegations of a delay in getting a hospital bed are baseless," Mr Thakur said.

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Marie Curie said one in five hospital beds in Wales were occupied by people in the last year of their lives and "bold, radical" action was needed for services which were at "breaking point".

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