health (h?lth)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 h?lth; see kailo- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.health (h?l?) n1. (Medicine) the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease2. (Medicine) 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, etc5. (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. interjan exclamation wishing someone good health as part of a toast (in the phrases your health, good health, etc)[Old English h?lth; related to h?l hale1]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014health (h?l?) n. 1. the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: in poor health. 2. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to lose one’s health. 3. a polite or complimentary wish for a person’s health, happiness, etc., esp. as a toast. 4. vigor; vitality: economic health. [before 1000; Middle English helthe, Old English h?lth. See hale1, whole, -th1] health?ward, adj., adv. 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All rights reserved.HealthSee also disease and illness. analgesia, analgesythe absence of pain. ? analgesic, analgetic, adj.analogismMedicine. diagnosis of a condition on the basis of its resemblance to other conditions.anatripsologythe use of friction, especially rubbing, in therapy or as a remedy.anesthesia, anaesthesia, anesthesis, anaesthesisthe absence of physical sensation. ? anesthesiologist, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetist, n. ? anesthetic, anaesthetic, n., adj.antisepsisthe destruction of microorganisms that cause infection. ? antiseptic, adj.bacteriostasisthe process of preventing the growth or spread of bacteria. ? bacteriostat, n. ? bacteriostatic, adj.cachexia, cachexygeneral physical or mental poor health; weakness or malnutrition.dyscrasiaMedicine. an unhealthy condition, especially an imbalance of physiologic or constitutional elements, often of the blood. Cf. eucrasia. ? dyscrasic, dyscratic, adj.epulosisthe formation of scar tissue as part of the healing process. ? epulotic, adj.eucrasia1. Medicine. a normal state of health; good health.2. physical well-being. Cf. dyscrasia. ? eucrasic, eucratic, adj.eupepsia, eupepsya condition of good digestion. ? eupeptic, adj.evectics, euecticsthe theory of the achievement and maintenance of good health. ? evectic, euectic, adj.germicideany substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. ? germicidal, adj.hygeist, hygieista hygienist.hygiasticsRare. hygienics. Also called hygiantics.hygienics1. 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, hygiologyRare. the science of hygiene; hygienics.hypochondriacism, hypochondriasis1. 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.invalescenceObsolete, a state of good health; strength.lysisthe gradual process of a disease, ending in the recovery of the patient. See also cells. ? lyterian, lytic, adj.prophylaxisprotection from or prevention of disease. ? prophylactic, adj.sanabilityRare. the state or condition of being curable; susceptibility to remedy. ? sanable, adj.soteriologyRare. 1. a treatise on health.2. the science of attaining and maintaining good health. ? soteriological, adj.synteresispreventive or preservative treatment or measures; prophylaxis. See also ethics.tonicitythe state or quality of having good muscular tone or tension. ? tonic, adj.trypanophobiaan abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination. Also called vaccinophobia.valetudinarianism1. a condition of poor health.2. a state of being concerned with health, often excessively.3. invalidism. ? valetudinarian, n., adj.-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.