bed·pan (b d p n )n. A metal, glass, or plastic receptacle for the urinary and fecal discharges of persons confined to bed. |
bedpan [bed´pan″]
a shallow vessel used for defecation or urination by patients confined to bed.
fracture bedpan a waste collection receptacle that is not as deep as a regular bedpan, utilized for patients in traction in order to disturb alignment as little as possible.
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