bedrail en · NOUN
Etymology
From bed + rail.
Meanings
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A rail at the head, foot, or side of a bed.
As long as surfaces in hospitals are contaminated with drug-resistant bacteria, doctors’ and nurses’ hands become recontaminated seconds after washing and gloving, as soon as they pull open a privacy curtain to see the next patient or touch a bedrail.
2008 May 26, “Deadly Infections”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedrails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |