1) Convalescing 2) French word used in English 3) Healing 1) Recovering 2) Shut in 3) Sick 
• (n.) One recovering from sickness. • (a.) Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength. • (a.) Of or pertaining to convalescence.
1. Getting well or one who is getting well. ... 2. Denoting the period of convalescence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(kon″vә-les´әnt) pertaining to or characterized by convalescence. a patient who is recovering from a disease, operation, or injury.
Con`va·les'cent adjective [ Latin convalescens , -entis , present participle: confer French convalescent .] 1. Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength. 2. Of or pertaining to convalescence. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: kon′vă-les′ent Definitions: 1. Getting well or one who is getting well. 2. Denoting the period of convalescence.
[adj] - of or for or relating to convalescence or convalescents 2. [adj] - returning to health after illness or debility 3. [n] - a person who is recovering from illness
convalescent 1. Recovering health and strength after illness; on the way to recovery; still in need of nursing. 2. One who is recovering from sickness.
recovering adjective returning to health after illness or debility; `convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed`
convalescing. · of or pertaining to convalescence or convalescing persons.