9
invalid(noun, person, case, subject, patient)
7
sufferer(noun, case, subject, invalid, patient)
6
inpatient
5
convalescent(noun, case, subject, invalid, patient)
5
cripple(noun, invalid)
5
patient(noun, person, case, subject, invalid)
4
homebound
4
housebound
4
introvertish
3
confined
3
incurable(noun, invalid, patient, sufferer)
3
quadriplegic
3
sickly person
3
unsociable(adjective, person, avoid, asocial, dissocial)
2
avoiding contact(adjective, person, avoid, asocial, dissocial)
2
bedridden
2
case(noun, subject, invalid, patient, casualty)
2
consumptive(noun, invalid, patient, sufferer)
2
outpatient(noun, case, subject, invalid, patient)
2
sick person(noun, expression, case, subject, invalid)
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