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health

  [helth]
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–noun
1. the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
2. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health; to lose one's health.
3. a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., esp. as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor.
4. vigor; vitality: economic health.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME helthe, OE hǣlth. See hale 1 , whole, -th 1

Related forms:
healthward, adjective, adverb

Synonyms:
2. vigor, vitality, strength, fitness, stamina.
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health   (hělth)   
n.  

  1. The overall condition of an organism at a given time.

  2. Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.

  3. A condition of optimal well-being: concerned about the ecological health of the area.

  4. A wish for someone's good health, often expressed as a toast.


[Middle English helthe, from Old English hǣlth; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

health 
O.E. hælþ "wholeness, a being whole, sound or well," from PIE *kailo- "whole, uninjured, of good omen" (cf. O.E. hal "hale, whole;" O.N. heill "healthy;" O.E. halig, O.N. helge "holy, sacred;" O.E. hælan "to heal"). Healthy is first attested 1552.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: health
Pronunciation: 'helth
Function: noun
often attributive 1 : the condition of an organism or one of its parts in which itperforms its vital functions normally or properly : the state of being sound in body or mind health> health>; especially : freedomfrom physical disease and pain health> —compare DISEASE
2 : thecondition of an organism with respect to the performance of its vital functions especially as evaluated subjectively or nonprofessionally health today>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

health (hělth)
n.

  1. The overall condition of an organism at a given time.

  2. Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

health

see clean bill of health.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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