Medical Dictionary

confine

vt con·fine \kən-ˈfīn\
con·finedcon·fin·ing

Medical Definition of CONFINE

:  to keep from leaving accustomed quarters (as one's room or bed) under pressure of infirmity, childbirth, or detention

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