Bedridden
(adjective)
Confined to bed due to illness or disability.
Origin:
Bedridden, from the word "bed" and "ridden" meaning someone who is confined to bed due to illness or disability.
Examples:
- She was bedridden for several months after her accident.
- The patient was bedridden due to his advanced stage of cancer.
- He was bedridden for weeks after his surgery.
- She was bedridden with a broken leg.
- The elderly man was bedridden with arthritis.