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health
(hĕlth)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.
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health
(hɛlθ)n
1. (Medicine) the state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease
2. (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, etc
5. (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.
interj
an exclamation wishing someone good health as part of a toast (in the phrases your health, good health, etc)
[Old English hǣlth; related to hāl hale1]
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health
(hɛlθ)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.
health′ward, adj., adv.
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Health
See also disease and illness.
the absence of pain. — analgesic, analgetic, adj.
Medicine. diagnosis of a condition on the basis of its resemblance to other conditions.
the use of friction, especially rubbing, in therapy or as a remedy.
the absence of physical sensation. — anesthesiologist, anaesthesiologist, anaesthetist, n. — anesthetic, anaesthetic, n., adj.
the destruction of microorganisms that cause infection. — antiseptic, adj.
the process of preventing the growth or spread of bacteria. — bacteriostat, n. — bacteriostatic, adj.
general physical or mental poor health; weakness or malnutrition.
Medicine. an unhealthy condition, especially an imbalance of physiologic or constitutional elements, often of the blood. Cf. eucrasia. — dyscrasic, dyscratic, adj.
the formation of scar tissue as part of the healing process. — epulotic, adj.
1. Medicine. a normal state of health; good health.
2. physical well-being. Cf. dyscrasia. — eucrasic, eucratic, adj.
2. physical well-being. Cf. dyscrasia. — eucrasic, eucratic, adj.
a condition of good digestion. — eupeptic, adj.
the theory of the achievement and maintenance of good health. — evectic, euectic, adj.
any substance for killing germs, especially bacteria. — germicidal, adj.
a hygienist.
Rare. hygienics. Also called hygiantics.
1. the branch of medical science that studies health and its preservation; hygiene.
2. a system of principles for promoting health. — hygienist, n. — hygienic, adj.
2. a system of principles for promoting health. — hygienist, n. — hygienic, adj.
Rare. the science of hygiene; hygienics.
1. 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.
2. excessive concern and conversation about one’s health. Also called hypochondria, nosomania. — hypochondriac, n. — hypochondriacal, adj.
Obsolete, a state of good health; strength.
the gradual process of a disease, ending in the recovery of the patient. See also cells. — lyterian, lytic, adj.
protection from or prevention of disease. — prophylactic, adj.
Rare. the state or condition of being curable; susceptibility to remedy. — sanable, adj.
Rare. 1. a treatise on health.
2. the science of attaining and maintaining good health. — soteriological, adj.
2. the science of attaining and maintaining good health. — soteriological, adj.
preventive or preservative treatment or measures; prophylaxis. See also ethics.
the state or quality of having good muscular tone or tension. — tonic, adj.
an abnormal fear of vaccines and vaccination. Also called vaccinophobia.
1. a condition of poor health.
2. a state of being concerned with health, often excessively.
3. invalidism. — valetudinarian, n., adj.
2. a state of being concerned with health, often excessively.
3. invalidism. — valetudinarian, n., adj.
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Health
See Also: PAIN
- As clean and strong and healthy as a young tree in the sun —Hugh Walpole
- (Has a heart) as sound as a bell —William Shakespeare
- Drug addiction is like a light that doesn’t shine —Cardinal John O’Connor, speaking at New York City ceremony to fight drug addiction, August 8, 1986
- Felt like the symptoms on a medicine bottle —George Ade
- (Looking) fit and taut as a fiddle —Robert Louis Stevenson
- (I feel as) fit as a bull moose —Theodore Roosevelt to newspaper reporters
- Fit as a fiddle —John Ray’s Proverbs
This is the most famous of the many “Fit as” comparisons. A modernized extension by novelist Geoffrey Wolff: “Fit as an electric fiddle.”
- (You’re looking this morning as) fit as a flea —Henry James
- Gobbled pills like a famished chicken pecking up corn —Dale Kramer
- [Narrator’s father] gradually sank as if he had a slow leak —Oliver Sacks
- Healthy as a kayaker —Richard Ford
- Healthy as a steer —Thomas Zigal
- A healthy body is the guest-chamber of the soul, a sick, its prison —Francis Bacon
- Hones himself down [to stay in top physical condition] sharper than a Gillette blade —Norman Keifetz
- It is better to lose health like a spendthrift than to waste it like a miser —Robert Louis Stevenson
- No neurotic is cured, he merely substitutes one set of neuroses for another. Like a man who stops biting his fingernails only to start scratching his head —Margaret Millar
- Pent-up resentment, aggression and hostility are as bad for health as constipation —George Garrett
- Radiate health and good will like a red-hot stove —Robertson Davies
See Also: KINDNESS
- Sickness fell upon me like an April cloud —Edward Marsh
- So far as ailments went, Uncle Horace was like an insatiable gardener confronted by a seedsman’s catalogue. He had only to get news of an untried specimen to have a go at it —Howard Spring
- Sound as a bell of brass —Anon
According to Larry Gottlieb, a one-time handicapper for the New York Morning Telegraph, this expression used to assay a thoroughbred up for sale is the most commonly used simile in racing circles. It was introduced in England during the nineteenth century.
- Sound as a nut —Mazo De La Roche
- Temperature as high as a tree —Mary Lee Settle
- Unhealthy as the liver of a goose intended for pate —Israel Zangwill
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Noun | 1. | ![]() eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, wellbeing, well-being, welfare - a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles" |
2. | health - the general condition of body and mind; "his delicate health"; "in poor health" |
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health
noun
1. condition, state, form, shape, tone, constitution, fettle Although he's old, he's in good health.
2. wellbeing, strength, fitness, vigour, good condition, wellness, soundness, robustness, healthiness, salubrity, haleness In hospital they nursed me back to health.
wellbeing disease, illness, weakness, sickness, frailty, debility
wellbeing disease, illness, weakness, sickness, frailty, debility
3. state, condition, shape There's no way to predict the future health of the banking industry.
Quotations
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" Constitution of the World Health Organization
"Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" Constitution of the World Health Organization
Proverbs
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
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health
nounThe condition of being physically and mentally sound:
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health
[helθ]A. N → salud f
to be in good/bad health → estar bien/mal de salud
he was granted early retirement on grounds of ill health → le concedieron la jubilación anticipada por razones de salud
good health! → ¡(a tu) salud!
to drink (to) sb's health → beber a la salud de algn, brindar por algn
Minister of Health → Ministro/a m/f de Sanidad
Ministry of Health → Ministerio m de Sanidad
Department of Health and Human Services (US) → Ministerio m de Sanidad y Seguridad Social
to be in good/bad health → estar bien/mal de salud
he was granted early retirement on grounds of ill health → le concedieron la jubilación anticipada por razones de salud
good health! → ¡(a tu) salud!
to drink (to) sb's health → beber a la salud de algn, brindar por algn
Minister of Health → Ministro/a m/f de Sanidad
Ministry of Health → Ministerio m de Sanidad
Department of Health and Human Services (US) → Ministerio m de Sanidad y Seguridad Social
B. CPD health authority N → administración f sanitaria
health benefit N (US) → subsidio m de enfermedad
health care N → asistencia f sanitaria, atención f sanitaria
health centre, health center (US) N → centro m de salud, centro m médico
health club N → gimnasio m
health education N → educación f sanitaria
health farm N → centro m de adelgazamiento
health food(s) N(PL) → alimentos mpl dietéticos, alimentos mpl naturales
health food shop N → tienda f de alimentos dietéticos, herbolario m
health hazard N → peligro m para la salud, riesgo m para la salud
it's a health hazard → presenta un peligro or un riesgo para la salud
health insurance N → seguro m de enfermedad, seguro m médico
health problem N (personal) → problema m de salud; (public) → problema m sanitario
health resort N (= spa) → balneario m; (in mountains) → sanatorio m
Health Service N (Brit) → Servicio m de Sanidad, Servicio m de Salud Pública
see also national Health Service doctor N → médico m de la Seguridad Social
health spa N → balneario m
health visitor N → auxiliar mf sanitario/a (en asistencia domiciliaria)
see also professional B2
health benefit N (US) → subsidio m de enfermedad
health care N → asistencia f sanitaria, atención f sanitaria
health centre, health center (US) N → centro m de salud, centro m médico
health club N → gimnasio m
health education N → educación f sanitaria
health farm N → centro m de adelgazamiento
health food(s) N(PL) → alimentos mpl dietéticos, alimentos mpl naturales
health food shop N → tienda f de alimentos dietéticos, herbolario m
health hazard N → peligro m para la salud, riesgo m para la salud
it's a health hazard → presenta un peligro or un riesgo para la salud
health insurance N → seguro m de enfermedad, seguro m médico
health problem N (personal) → problema m de salud; (public) → problema m sanitario
health resort N (= spa) → balneario m; (in mountains) → sanatorio m
Health Service N (Brit) → Servicio m de Sanidad, Servicio m de Salud Pública
see also national Health Service doctor N → médico m de la Seguridad Social
health spa N → balneario m
health visitor N → auxiliar mf sanitario/a (en asistencia domiciliaria)
see also professional B2
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health
(helθ) noun1. the state of being well or ill. He is in good/poor health.salud
2. the state of being well. I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.salud
ˈhealthy adjective1. (generally) having good health. I'm rarely ill – I'm really a very healthy person; My bank balance is healthier now than it used to be.sano
2. causing or helping to produce good health. a healthy climate.saludable
3. resulting from good health. a healthy appetite.bueno
4. showing a sensible concern for one's own well-being etc. He shows a healthy respect for the law.sano
ˈhealthiness nounˈhealth maintenance organization noun (abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members. Seguro Médico Global
health service (the organization which runs) all the medical services of a country which are available to the public. servicios sanitarios
drink (to) someone's health to drink a toast to someone, wishing him good health. beber a la salud de alguien
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
health
→ saludMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
health
n. salud; [government]
behavioral ___ → conducta saludable;
dental ___ → higiene dental;
Department of ___ → Ministerio de Salud o Salubridad;
___ and medical assistance → asistencia médico-sanitaria;
___ assessment → evaluación del estado de ___;
___ authorities → autoridades de Sanidad;
___ care → atención o cuidado de la ___;
___ care provider → profesional de atención de la ___;
___ care reform → reforma al sistema de ___;
___ care system → sistema sanitario;
___ center → centro de ___, centro de higiene sanitaria;
___ certificate → certificado de ___;
___ education → educación médica;
___ facilities → instituciones de ___;
___ food → alimento sano;
___ habits → hábitos sanitarios;
___ laws → estatutos sanitarios;
___ personnel → profesionales médicos y de asistencia pública;
___ physicist → biofísico;
___ planning → planeamiento de métodos de ___;
___ risk assessment → evaluación de riesgo sanitario;
___ services → servicios o atención de la ___;
___ services for the aged → servicios de ___ a los ancianos;
___ statistics → estadísticas de ___ salud mental;
___ status → estado de ___;
home ___ care → cuidado de ___ en el hogar;
mental ___ → ___ mental;
occupational ___ → atención médica laboral;
rural ___ → ___ rural;
uncertain ___ → ___ precaria;
urban ___ → ___ urbana.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Health and beauty → Salud y belleza
- I have health insurance (US)
I have private health insurance (UK) → Tengo un seguro médico privado - I don't have health insurance → No tengo seguro médico
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
health
n salud f, sanidad f (esp. Esp); — care V. health care como artículo independiente; — enthusiast naturista; mental — salud mental; occupational — salud ocupacional or laboral; public — sanidad or salud pública; women’s — salud de la mujerEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.