CONVALESCENCE

n. Ko2n-va2l-e2s'esns. Gr., vyiWo-is, ava\ri\lfit. Lat., convalescent i a (from con vales cere, to become strong). Fr., c. Ger.. Genesung. It., convaJescenza. Sp., convalecencia. The recovery of strength after an illne ; the state of the body when recovering from a disease or injury or from the weakne , etc., incident to parturition. [D.] Puerperal c. Fr., suites de couches physiologiques. The return of the uterus, vagina, etc., to their normal state after parturition, together with the re-establishment of the general strength, with or without the development of lactation. [A, 78.] [s. 387]