Medical Dictionary

bed

noun \ˈbed\

Medical Definition of BED

1
a :  a piece of furniture on or in which one may lie and sleep—see hospital bed b :  the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient
2
:  a layer of specialized or altered tissue especially when separating dissimilar structures—see nail bed, vascular bed
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