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health  (hlth)

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.

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[Middle English helthe, from Old English hlth; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]

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health

Noun

1. the general condition of body and mind: better health

2. the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease

3. the condition of an organization, society, etc.: the economic health of the republics [Old English hǣlth]

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Health

See also disease and illness.

analgesia, analgesy

the absence of pain. — analgesic, analgetic, adj.

analogism

Medicine. diagnosis of a condition on the basis of its resemblance to other conditions.

anatripsology

the use of friction, especially rubbing, in therapy or as a remedy.

anesthesia, anaesthesia, anesthesis, anaesthesis

the absence of physical sensation. — anesthesiologist, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetist, n. — anesthetic, anaesthetic, n., adj.

antisepsis

the destruction of microorganisms that cause infection. — antiseptic, adj.

bacteriostasis

the process of preventing the growth or spread of bacteria. — bacteriostat, n. — bacteriostatic, adj.

cachexia, cachexy

general physical or mental poor health; weakness or malnutrition.

dyscrasia

Medicine. an unhealthy condition, especially an imbalance of physiologic or constitutional elements, often of the blood. Cf. eucrasia. — dyscrasic, dyscratic, adj.

epulosis

the formation of scar tissue as part of the healing process. — epulotic, adj.

eucrasia

1. Medicine. a normal state of health; good health.
2. physical well-being. Cf. dyscrasia. — eucrasic, eucratic, adj.

eupepsia, eupepsy

a condition of good digestion. — eupeptic, adj.

evectics, euectics

the theory of the achievement and maintenance of good health. — evectic, euectic, adj.

germicide

any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. — germicidal, adj.

hygeist, hygieist

a hygienist.

hygiastics

Rare. hygienics. Also called hygiantics.

hygienics

1. the branch of medical science that studies health and its preservation; hygiene.
2. a system of principles for promoting health. — hygienist, n. — hygienic, adj.

hygieology, hygiology

Rare. the science of hygiene; hygienics.

hypochondriacism, hypochondriasis

1. Psychiatry. an abnormal state characterized by emotional depression and imagined ill health, often accompanied by symptoms untraceable to any organic disease.
2. excessive concern and conversation about one’s health. Also called hypochondria, nosomania. — hypochondriac, n. — hypochondriacal, adj.

invalescence

Obsolete, a state of good health; strength.

lysis

the gradual process of a disease, ending in the recovery of the patient. See also cells. — lyterian, lytic, adj.

prophylaxis

protection from or prevention of disease. — prophylactic, adj.

sanability

Rare. the state or condition of being curable; susceptibility to remedy. — sanable, adj.

soteriology

Rare. 1. a treatise on health.
2. the science of attaining and maintaining good health. — soteriological, adj.

synteresis

preventive or preservative treatment or measures; prophylaxis. See also ethics.

tonicity

the state or quality of having good muscular tone or tension. — tonic, adj.

trypanophobia

an abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination. Also called vaccinophobia.

valetudinarianism

1. a condition of poor health.
2. a state of being concerned with health, often excessively.
3. invalidism. — valetudinarian, n., adj.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	health - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" wellness eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, well-being, wellbeing, welfare - a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
	2.	health - the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"

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health

noun 1. condition, state, form, shape, tone, constitution, fettle

noun 2. wellbeing, strength, fitness, vigour, good condition, wellness, soundness, robustness, healthiness, salubrity, haleness << OPPOSITE illness

noun 3. state, condition, shape

Translations

health [hɛlθ] n → salud f

health [hɛlθ] n → santé f;

Department of Health (Brit, US) → ministère m de la Santé

health [hɛlθ] n → Gesundheit f

health [hɛlθ] n → salute f;

Department of Health → Ministero della Sanità

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health

n health [helθ]

1 the state of being well or ill He is in good/poor health.gesondheidصِحَّهздравеzdravísundhed; helbreddie Gesundheitυγεία, φυσική κατάστασηsaludtervisتندرستیterveydentilasantéבְּרִיאוּתस्वास्थ्यzdravljeegészségkesehatanheilsasalute健康状態건강 상태sveikatabūt pie labas/sliktas veselībaskesihatangezondheidhelse, helbredzdrowiesaúdesănătateздоровьеzdraviezdravjezdravljehälsa, hälsotillståndสุขภาพsağlık健康здоров'яصحت کا حالtình trạng sức khỏe健康

2 the state of being well I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.gesondheid, welstandعافِيَهздравеzdravíhelbredder Gesundheitszustandυγείαsaludtervisسلامتیterveys(bonne) santéבְּרִיאוּתशारीरिक दशाzdravljeegészségsehatheilsasalute健康건강sveikataveselībakesihatangezondheidhelse, sunnhetzdrowiesaúdesănătateздоровьеzdraviezdravjezdravljehälsaสภาพร่างกายsağlık, sıhhat健康狀況гарне самопочуттяصحتمندیsức khoẻ健康状况

adj ˈhealthy

1 (generally) having good health I'm rarely ill – I'm really a very healthy person; My bank balance is healthier now than it used to be.fiks, gesondصَحيح ، صِحّيздравzdravýsund; raskgesundυγιήςsanoterveتندرستterveen bonne santéבָּרִיאस्वस्थzdravegészségessehatheilbrigðurin salute, sano健康な건강한sveikasveselīgs; vesels; labssihatgezondsunn, friskzdrowysaudávelsănătosздоровыйzdravýzdravzdravfrisk, sundที่มีสุขภาพสมบูรณ์sağlıklı, sıhhatli健康的здоровийصحتمندkhoẻ mạnh健康的

2 causing or helping to produce good health a healthy climate.gesondمُفيد للصِّحَّهздравословенzdravýsundheilsamυγιεινόςsaludabletervislikسالمterveellinensalubreמַברִיאअच्छे स्वास्थ्य में मददगारzdrav, koristan za zdravlje, povoljanegészségesmenyehatkanheilnæmur, styrkjandisalubre, salutare健康によい건강에 좋은sveikasveselīgs; dziedinošsmenyegarkanheilzaamsunnzdrowysaudávelbenefic (pentru sănătate)полезныйzdravýzdravilenzdravhälsosamซึ่งมีประโยชน์ต่อสุขภาพsağlığa yararlı有益于健康的корисний, цілющийصحت بخشcó lợi cho sức khoẻ有益于健康的

3 resulting from good health a healthy appetite.gesondدالٌّ على الصِّحَّهздравословенzdravýgodgesundγερός, υγιήςbuenoheaسالمterverobuste- בָּרִיאअच्छे स्वास्थ्य के नतीजे मेंzdrav, dobaregészségessehathraustlegurforte健康な왕성한geras, sveikasveselīgsbaikgezondfrisk, stor, kraftigzdrowysaudávelsănătosздоровыйzdravýzdravzdravgod, frisk, sundซึ่งมีสุขภาพดีsağlıklı, olumlu旺盛的здоровийصحت مندsức khoẻ tốt旺盛的

4 showing a sensible concern for one's own well-being etc He shows a healthy respect for the law.gesondسَليم، منطقيздравословенzdravýfornuftig; sundheilsamυγιής, σωστόςsanoterveخوبterveellinensalutaireבָּרִיאकिसी की भलाई इत्यादि के प्रति चिंता जतानाnormalan, zdravegészséges, természetessehatheilbrigðursalutare健全な건전한sveikas, protingasveselīgs; stiprswajarverstandigsunnzdrowy, rozsądnysalutarsalutar, cuvenitуважительныйzdravýkoristen (zdravju)veliksund, förståndigซึ่งสมบูรณ์yapıcı, iyi相當大的здоровийمعقولnghiêm túc相当大的

n ˈhealthiness

gesondheidصِحَّه، عافيَهздравословностzdravostsundheddie Gesundheitυγείαsaludtervis(likkus)تندرستیterveellisyyssalubritéבְּרִיאוּתस्वस्थताzdravljeegészség(es volta vkinek)kesehatanheilnæmisalubrità健全さ건강함sveikumasveselīgumssihatnyagezondheidhelse, sunnhetdobre zdrowiesaúde(stare de) sănătateблаготворное влияниеzdravosť, zdraviezdravjezdravostfriskhet, sundhet, hälsosamhetความมีสุขภาพดีsağlığa yararlılık, sıhhîlik健康корисність; цілющі якостіصحت مندیsự khoẻ mạnh健康

n ˈhealth maintenance organization

(abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members. gesondheidhandhawingsorganisasieمنظَّمة الصِّحَّة العالميَّهздравна системаzdravotní službasygeplejeorgansiationdie Krankenkasseιδιωτικό σύστημα υγείαςSeguro Médico Globaltervishoiuorganisatsioonبرنامه بیمه سلامتیStructures de soins développées aux Etats-Unis sous la forme de coopératives d'assurances médicales et de distribution de soins médecins-hôpitauxאִרגוּן בְּרִיאוּת, קוּפָת חוֹלִיםस्वास्थ्य रख-रखाव संगठनZavod za zdravstveno osiguranjeközgyógyellátássemacam Askes (asuransi kesehatan)(ente sanitario americano)会員制の健康維持協会sveikatos priežiūros organizacijaveselības aizsardzības organizācija (ASV)Organisasi Pengekalan Kesihatanziekte(kosten)verzekeringsykeforsikringsselskapopieka zdrowotnaорганизация медицинского обеспеченияorganizácia pre starostlivosť o zdraviesamoplačniška zdravstvena organizacijaamerička zdravstvena organizacijaprivat hälsovårdsorganisationองค์กรเสริมสร้างสุขภาพSağlık Hizmet Kurumu衛生維護組織організація медичного забезпеченняصحت کی نگہداشت کی تنظیمtổ chức duy trì sức khoẻ卫生维护组织

health service

(the organization which runs) all the medical services of a country which are available to the public. gesondheidsdiensخِدْمَة صِحِّيَّهздравна системаstátní zdravotnictvíden offentlige sygesikringder Gesundheitsdienstσύστημα υγείαςservicios sanitariostervishoiuteenistusخدمات درمانیterveydenhoitopalvelutservice de la santéשֵׁרוּתֵי בְּרִיאוּתस्वास्थ्य सेवाzdravstvena službatársadalombiztosításdinas kesehatanheilbrigðisþjónustaservizio sanitario公共医療공공 의료 시설sveikatos apsaugaveselības aizsardzībaperkhidmatan kesihatangezondheidszorghelsevesensłużba zdrowiaserviço de saúde(serviciile de) asis­tenţă medicalăздравоохранениеzdravotná službazdravstvena službazdravstvene uslugehälsovård, sjukvårdความมีสุขภาพดีsağlık hizmetleri衛生机构служба охорони здоров'яصحت کی خدمات سے متعلق تنظیمیںdịch vụ y tế卫生机构

drink (to) someone's health

to drink a toast to someone, wishing him good health. op iemand se gesondheid drinkيَشْرَبُ في صِحَّةِ فُلان، يشربُ نَخْبَ فُلانвдигам тост заpít na zdravískåle forauf das Wohl von... trinkenπίνω στην υγειά κπ.a la beber salud de alguien(kellegi) terviseks joomaبه سلامتي كسي نوشيدنjuoda jonkun maljaboire à la santé de“לְחָיִים!”जाम-ए-सेहत पीनाnazdraviti nekomu, piti u necije zdravljeaz egészségére iszikmenyulangskála fyrirbere alla salute di乾杯する건강을 축복하여 건배를 들다išgerti į kieno nors sveikatąuzdzert uz kāda veselībuminum ucap selamat utk ssotoasten op, een toast uitbrengen opdrikke en skål forwypić czyjeś zdrowiebeber à saúdea bea în sănătatea cuivaпить за чьё-л. здоровьеpiť na zdravienazdraviti komupiti u nečije zdravljedricka ngns skål, skåla med ngnขอดื่มให้กับbirinin sağlığına/sıhhatine içmek為某人健康干杯пити за чиєсь здоров'яکسی کی اچھی صحت کی دعا کرتے ہوۓ جام پیناnâng cốc chúc sức khoẻ为某人健康干杯