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Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
bed rest
bed rest
Subclass of:
Therapeutic procedure
Definitions related to bed rest:
  • Confinement of an individual to bed for therapeutic or experimental reasons.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Restriction of a patient's activity, either partially or completely.
    ACC/AHA Clinical Data Terminology
    American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association , 2020
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