shut-in has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ adjective ] confined usually by illness

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confined

2
[ adjective ] somewhat introverted

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introvertish

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introversive

3
[ adjective ] confined usually by illness

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confined

4
[ adjective ] somewhat introverted

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introvertish

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introversive

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[ noun ] (medicine) someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

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invalid

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sick_person homebound

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