shut-in
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shut-in
(shŭt′ĭn′)n.
A person confined indoors by illness or disability.
adj. (shŭt-ĭn′)
1. Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.
2. Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.
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shut-in
n
1. (Medicine) chiefly
a. a person confined indoors by illness
b. (as modifier): a shut-in patient.
2. (Psychiatry) psychiatry a condition in which the person is highly withdrawn and unable to express his own feelings. See also schizoid
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shut-in
(adj. ˈʃʌtˈɪn; n. ˈʃʌtˌɪn)adj.
1. confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness.
2. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial.
n. 3. a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
[1840–50, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. |  shut-in - someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injuryhomebound - people who are confined to their homes |
| Adj. | 1. | shut-in - somewhat introverted introversive, introvertive - directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings |
| 2. | shut-in - confined usually by illness confined - not free to move about |
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shut-in
n persona que no puede salir del hogar (por enfermedad o discapacidad)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.