recovery

noun

1. The act or process of regaining or repossession of something lost.

2. A return to normal health.

3. A return to former status or position.

4. The act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.

5. The act of regaining the position of guard after making an attack, in fencing, sparring, etc.

6. economicsRenewed growth after a slump.

7. financeThe recovery of debt.

8. legalA verdict giving somebody the right to recover debts or costs.

9. miningThe extraction of an ore from a mine, or of a metal from an ore

10. gamingThe ability to recover or regain health.

11. Return to an original state

    “the recovery of the forest after the fire was surprisingly rapid”

12. Gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

    Similar: convalescence, recuperation