Definitions for: Regimen


[n] (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: regime

See Also: plan, program, programme

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