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bed·pan

 (bĕd′păn′)
n.
A shallow receptacle for the urine and feces of persons confined to bed.
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bedpan

(ˈbɛdˌpæn)
n
1. (Medicine) a shallow vessel placed under a bedridden patient to collect faeces and urine
2. another name for warming pan
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bed•pan

(ˈbɛdˌpæn)

n.
a shallow toilet pan for use by persons confined to bed.
[1575–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bedpan - a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urinationbedpan - a shallow vessel used by a bedridden patient for defecation and urination
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
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Translations

bedpan

[ˈbedpæn] N → bacinilla f (de cama), cuña f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

bedpan

bed-head [ˈbɛdpæn] bed-pan n → bassin m (hygiénique)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bedpan

[ˈbɛdˌpæn] n → padella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

bedpan

n. bacín, chata, cuña.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

bedpan

n cuña, chata, bacinica or bacinilla
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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