n. The act of growing well; the state of being revalescent. [ 1913 Webster ]
Would this prove that the patient's revalescence had been independent of the medicines given him? Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. revalescens, -entis, p. pr. of revalescere; pref. re- re- + valescere, v. incho. fr. valere to be well. ] Growing well; recovering strength. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A second or new valuation. [ 1913 Webster ]