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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., especially as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor.
4.
vigor; vitality: economic health.
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World English Dictionary
health (hɛlθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease |
| 2. | the general condition of body and mind: in poor health |
| 3. | the condition of any unit, society, etc: the economic health of a nation |
| 4. | a toast to a person, wishing him or her good health, happiness, etc |
| 5. | (modifier) of or relating to food or other goods reputed to be beneficial to the health: health food; a health store |
| 6. | (modifier) of or relating to health, esp to the administration of health: a health committee; health resort; health service |
| —interj | |
| 7. | an exclamation wishing someone good health as part of a toast (in the phrases your health, good health, etc) |
| [Old English hǣlth; related to hāl | |
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Etymonline
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.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
health (hělth)
n.
The overall condition of an organism at a given time.
Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Example sentences
At this juncture, my strongly held opinion is that there is no useful distinction between mental-physical, medical-mental health.
For years, mental health experts have tracked how this biological chain of events plays out in real life.
Under the mental tasks he imposed upon her, her health became impaired and she was overstimulated intellectually and emotionally.
Flavorful ginger, garlic and a medley of spices produce a robust heat, while also providing an array of health benefits.
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