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regimen |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Regimen \Reg"i*men\ (r?j"?*m?n), n. [L. regimen, -inis, fr regere to guide, to rule See {Right}, and cf {Regal}, {R['e]gime}, {Regiment}.] 1. Orderly government; system of order adminisration. --Hallam. 2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}. 3. (Gram.) a A syntactical relation between words as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. b The word or words governed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: regimen n : (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) [syn: {regime}]
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