regimen

[ rej-uh-muh n, -men, rezh- ]

/ ˈrɛdʒ ə mən, -ˌmɛn, ˈrɛʒ- /

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noun

Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.

regime(defs 1, 2).

Grammar. government(def 9).

Nearby words

reggy, regicide, regift, regime, regime change, regimen, regiment, regimental, regimental sergeant major, regimentals, regimentation

Origin of regimen

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: rule, government, guidance, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -i- -i- + -men, noun suffix of result

Can be confused

regime regimen regiment

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Examples from the Web for regimen

An 18-year-old male is unlikely to stick to a regimen of drugs with those kinds of side effects.
How a Psychiatric Slip-Up Killed a Cop|Mansfield Frazier|November 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The sick in hospital have a regimen suited to their condition prescribed by the doctors.
Turkish Prisoners in Egypt|Various
As it was, neither of us had ever heard of occult science, or of the necessity of such a regimen to the perfectionment of faculty.
The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation|Edward Maitland
The Regimen warned, however, that milk will not be good if it produces headache or if there is fever.
Medieval Medicine|James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

It is by the regimen of domestic affection that the heart of man is best composed and regulated.
Character|Samuel Smiles
He has never said that he expected to live one hundred and fifty years or that any one else could by following his regimen.
Major Prophets of To-Day|Edwin E. Slosson

British Dictionary definitions for regimen

regimen

/ (ˈrɛdʒɪˌmɛn) /

noun

Also called: regime a systematic way of life or course of therapy, often including exercise and a recommended diet

administration or rule

Word Origin for regimen

C14: from Latin: guidance

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Medicine definitions for regimen

regimen

[ rĕj′ə-mən, -mĕn′ ]

n.

A regulated system, as of diet, therapy, or exercise, intended to promote health or achieve another beneficial effect.

A course of intense physical training.