convalescent
1. [ adjective ] returning to health after illness or debility
Synonyms: recovering
Examples:

"convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed"

Related terms: ill
2. [ adjective ] of or for or relating to convalescence or convalescents
Examples:

"convalescent home"

Related terms: convalescence
3. [ noun ] (medicine) a person who is recovering from illness
Related terms: sick_person recuperate
Similar spelling:   convalesce
  convalescence
  convulsive
  convulsion