bedpan
A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of…A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
» The nurse brought in a bedpan for the patient who was unable to get out of bed to use the bathroom.
Meaning
1 sensesA pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.
The nurse emptied the patient's bedpan each morning.
Steckbecken, Stechbecken, Ente Schieber
су́дноsúdno, у́ткаútka
a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
Examples
1 sentencesThe nurse brought in a bedpan for the patient who was unable to get out of bed to use the bathroom.
Translations
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Origin
From bed + pan ("chamber pot").From bed + pan ("chamber pot").
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