1
: of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside
a bedside diagnosis
2
: suitable for reading in bed
a bedside book
Examples of bedside in a Sentence
Noun
She sat at his bedside until the fever broke.
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Noun
Nurses Provide Value Beyond Bedside Outside health systems, society needs to know that nurses aren’t just valuable at the bedside.
—Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
This charging station is the perfect addition to the bedside table to make sure all your electronics are all charged up.
—Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2024
Adjective
Keep bedside necessities nearby and out of sight with a chest that has multiple drawers, like this 12-drawer one in a home designed by Les Ensembliers.
—Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 18 Jan. 2023
This obviously changed the relationship between the bedside providers and hospital leadership.
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“Bedside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedside. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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bedside
1 of 2 noun
bed·side
ˈbed-ˌsīd 
: a place beside a bed especially of a bedridden person
bedside
2 of 2 adjective1
: of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside of a bedridden patient
a bedside diagnosis
2
: suitable for a bedridden person
bedside reading
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