regimen

[ rej-uh-muhn, -men, rezh- ]
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noun
  1. Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.

Origin of regimen

1
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
  1. Also called: regime a systematic way of life or course of therapy, often including exercise and a recommended diet

  2. administration or rule

Origin of regimen

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C14: from Latin: guidance

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