recovery
/rɪˈkʌvəri/
return to a normal state
After the surgery, her recovery was quick.
She got better quickly after the operation.
formal
the process of regaining health, strength, or a normal condition
The patient’s recovery took several weeks.
It took the patient several weeks to get better.
Often used with adjectives like "full", "speedy", or "slow".
Medicine
Medical
the period of improvement after an illness or injury
During the recovery phase, physical therapy is essential.
Physical therapy is crucial while the patient is getting better.
Can be countable (a recovery) or uncountable.
Technology
technical
the process of retrieving lost or corrupted data from storage media
Data recovery tools can restore files after a hard‑drive failure.
Software can bring back files lost when the hard drive broke.
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