regimen

Noun
US[rej-uh-muhn]/ˈrɛdʒəmən/3 syllables
Synonyms: regime

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)Synonyms: regimeType of plan, program
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Reg′i·men (r?j′?-m?n), noun

Origin: L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, Régime, Regiment.

1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. Henry Hallam

2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. Medicine, 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. Grammar (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.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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