noun
a shallow pan used for a bedridden patient to urinate or defecate in while lying in bed
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The nurse brought in a bedpan for the patient who was unable to get out of bed.
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I had to use a bedpan when I was in the hospital and couldn't walk to the bathroom.
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I never want to see another bedpan again after my stay in the hospital.
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The old house felt like a bedpan, full of unpleasant memories and stagnant air.