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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.
2.
regime (defs. 1, 2).
3.
Grammar. government (def. 9).
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Regimen
is always a great word to know.
So is carpal. Does it mean:
| any of the bones of the wrist. |
| the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb. |
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Word Origin & History
regimen
mid-15c., "act of governing," from O.Fr. regimen (14c.), from L. regimen "rule, guidance, government," from regere "to rule" (see regal). Medical sense of "course of diet, exercise, etc. for sake of health" first recorded late 15c.
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Medical Dictionary
regimen reg·i·men (rěj'ə-mən, -měn')
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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