regimen
[ rej-uh-muh n, -men, rezh- ]
/ ˈrɛdʒ ə mən, -ˌmɛn, ˈrɛʒ- /
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.
Grammar. government(def 9).
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Nearby words
regicide, regicides, regift, regime, regime change, regimen, regiment, regimental, regimental sergeant major, regimentally, regimentals
Origin of regimen
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: rule, government, guidance, equivalent to reg(ere) to rule + -i- -i- + -men, noun suffix of result
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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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Word Origin and History for regimen
regimen
c.1400, medical, "course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health;" mid-15c., "act of governing," from Old French regimen (14c.), from Latin regimen "rule, guidance, government, means of guidance, rudder," from regere "to rule" (see regal).
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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.
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