Definition
In the process of recovering from illness or injury; getting better gradually.
Etymology
From Latin 'convalescere' meaning 'to grow strong' or 'to recover,' from 'con-' (together) + 'valescere' (to grow strong, from 'valere' to be strong). The medical sense became standardized in English by the 1600s.
Kelly Says
The root 'val' in 'convalescent' is the same Latin root in 'valid' and 'valiant'—all about being strong—so when you're convalescent, you're literally 'becoming strong again,' which is a beautiful way to think about recovery.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ
en-de an-d
ARالعربية
المتعافى
al-muta-a'affa
CACatalà
recuperant
re-ku-pe-rant
CSČeština
zdraví
zdra-vee
DADansk
genoprettende
ge-no-pre-ten-de
DEDeutsch
Genesungspflege
ge-ne-shung-pfleg-e
ELΕλληνικά
ανάρρωτος
ana-rro-tos
ESEspañol
convaleciente
kon-va-le-cien-te
FAفارسی
بهبودیافته
beh-bood-ee-ya-feh
FISuomi
toipuva
toi-pu-va
FRFrançais
convalescent
kon-va-le-sehn
HUMagyar
felépülő
fel-ep-loo
IDBahasa Indonesia
yang sembuh
yang se-mbuh
IGIG
nwere ike
nwe-re ee-ke
ITItaliano
convalescente
kon-va-le-s-chen-te
KO한국어
건강회복
gon-gang-hwe-bok
MSBahasa Melayu
pulih
pu-lih
NLNederlands
herstellende
hers-tel-len-de
NONorsk
bedrende
be-dren-de
PAPA
ਸੁધਾਰਿਆ
su-dha-ree-ya
PLPolski
wyzdrowiały
vye-z-dro-vee-a-lee
PTPortuguês
convalescente
kon-va-le-sen-te
RORomână
recuperat
re-ku-pe-rat
RUРусский
выздоравливающий
vyzdoravlivayushchiy
SVSvenska
återhämtande
a-ter-ham-tan-de
TAதமிழ்
வீழ்ச்சி
vee-l-chchi
TLTL
gumaling
goo-ma-ling
TRTürkçe
iyileşen
ee-ye-le-shen
UKУкраїнська
відновлюваний
vid-no-vlyu-van-y
VITiếng Việt
khôi phục
khoi-phuc