What does regimen mean?

Definitions for regimen
ˈrɛdʒ ə mən, -ˌmɛn, ˈrɛʒ-reg·i·men

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. regimen, regimenoun

    (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

Wiktionary

  1. regimennoun

    Orderly government; system of order; administration.

  2. regimennoun

    Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation.

  3. regimennoun

    A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government.

  4. Etymology: From regimen, from rego; compare regular.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. REGIMENnoun

    That care in diet and living, that is suitable to every particular course of medicine.

    Etymology: Latin.

    Yet should some neighbour feel a pain,
    Just in the parts where I complain,
    How many a message would he send?
    What hearty prayers, that I should mend?
    Enquire what regimen I kept,
    What gave me ease, and how I slept. Jonathan Swift.

Wikipedia

  1. Regimen

    A regimen is a plan, or course of action such as a diet, exercise or medical treatment. A low-salt diet is a regimen. A course of penicillin is a regimen, and there are many chemotherapy regimens in the treatment of cancer.

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  1. regimen

    A regimen is a systematic plan or course of action designed to achieve certain results or goals, especially one that involves specific procedures, instructions, or treatments intended to improve or maintain an individual's health, fitness, or wellness. This can include exercise routines, diet plans, medication schedules, or therapy programs, among others.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Regimennoun

    orderly government; system of order; adminisration

  2. Regimennoun

    any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation

  3. Regimennoun

    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

  4. Regimennoun

    a syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government

  5. Regimennoun

    the word or words governed

  6. Etymology: [L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, Rgime, Regiment.]

Wikidata

  1. Regimen

    A regimen is a plan, a regulated course such as a diet, exercise or medical treatment, designed to give a positive result. A low-salt diet is a regimen. A course of penicillin is a regimen.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Regimen

    rej′i-men, n. rule prescribed: orderly government: any regulation for gradual improvement: (med.) rule of diet, habit with regard to food: (gram.) the government of one word by another: words governed:—pl. Regim′ina.—adj. Regim′inal. [L.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of regimen in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of regimen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of regimen in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Murphy:

    Michael did this CrossFit regimen, which he called Body Armor during his five years as a Navy SEAL as a training program, and he would do it with a 20-pound armor vest. His normal time would run about 32 to 33 minutes, but his best overall time was 28 minutes and change.

  2. Former President Jimmy Carter:

    I really wanted to go to Nepal to build houses, this would have been our 33rd year. I was very hopeful about that, but if it interrupts the treatment regimen I think I need to get the treatment.

  3. Anthony Fauci:

    This should not be confused with the fact that for many immunocompromised people, already a second booster shot, namely a fourth dose of an mRNA, is recommended because of what we know about their poor response to the initial regimen.

  4. Voltaire:

    Regimen is superior to medicine.

  5. Mario Raviglione:

    The new WHO recommendations offer hope to hundreds of thousands of MDR-TB patients who can now benefit from a test that quickly identifies eligibility for the shorter regimen, and then complete treatment in half the time and at nearly half the cost.

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