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recovery room
noun
: a room in a hospital where patients are taken for special care after an operation
Full Definition of RECOVERY ROOM
: a hospital room equipped for meeting postoperative emergencies
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First Known Use of RECOVERY ROOM
1916
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recovery room
noun
Medical Definition of RECOVERY ROOM
: a hospital room which is equipped with apparatus for meeting postoperative emergencies and in which surgical patients are kept during the immediate postoperative period for care and recovery from anesthesia—abbreviation RR
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