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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. | health - a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease; "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients" 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"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
health
nounThe condition of being physically and mentally sound:
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Translations
صِحَّةصِحَّهعافِيَه
zdraví
helbredsundhed
sano
terveys
zdravlje
egészség
heilsa
健康
건강
salus
sveikatasveikatos apsaugasveikatos priežiūros organizacijasveikumas
būt pie labas/sliktas veselībasveselībaveselības stāvoklis
zdravie
zdravje
hälsa
afya
สุขภาพ
sức khỏe
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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
health
[ˈhɛlθ] n (physical) → santé f
Her health has never been very good → Sa santé n'a jamais été très bonne.
to be restored to health → être guéri(e)
to be bad for one's health → être mauvais(e) pour la santé
to be good for one's health → être bon(ne) pour la santé
to be in good health → être en bonne santé
to be in good physical health → être en bonne forme physique
to be in poor health → être en mauvaise santé
sexual health → santé sexuelle
to drink to sb's health, to drink sb's health → boire à la santé de qn Department of Health
Her health has never been very good → Sa santé n'a jamais été très bonne.
to be restored to health → être guéri(e)
to be bad for one's health → être mauvais(e) pour la santé
to be good for one's health → être bon(ne) pour la santé
to be in good health → être en bonne santé
to be in good physical health → être en bonne forme physique
to be in poor health → être en mauvaise santé
sexual health → santé sexuelle
to drink to sb's health, to drink sb's health → boire à la santé de qn Department of Health
(= prosperity) [organization] → santé fHealth Authority n (British) → administration f régionale de la santé publiquehealth care
modif [system, service] → de sécurité f sociale; [reform, costs] → des services de santéhealth care worker n → membre mf des services de santéhealth centre n (British) → centre m médicosocialhealth check n (= examination) → visite f médicale; (more thorough) → bilan m de santéhealth club n → club m de remise en formehealth-conscious [ˈhɛlθkɒnʃəs] adj → soucieux/euse de sa santéhealth drink n → boisson f énergisantehealth education n → éducation f pour la santéhealth farm n → établissement m de remise en formehealth food n → aliment m diététiquehealth food shop (British) health food store (US) n → magasin m de produits diététiques
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
health
n
→ Gesundheit f; (= state of health) → Gesundheitszustand m; in good health → gesund, bei guter Gesundheit; in poor health → nicht gesund, bei schlechter Gesundheit; state of health → Gesundheitszustand m, → Befinden nt; how is his health? → wie geht es ihm gesundheitlich?; to regain one’s health → wieder gesund werden; at least we still have our health → wenigstens sind wir immer noch gesund; to enjoy good health → sich guter Gesundheit (gen) → erfreuen; to suffer from poor or bad health → kränklich sein; to be good/bad for one’s health → gesund/ungesund or gesundheitsschädlich sein, der Gesundheit (dat) → zuträglich/nicht zuträglich sein; poverty can cause poor health → Armut kann zu schlechter Gesundheit führen; health and safety regulations → Arbeitsschutzvorschriften pl; Ministry of Health → Gesundheitsministerium nt; I’m not just doing it for the good of my health (inf) → ich mache das doch nicht bloß aus Spaß (inf); he stressed the health benefits of regular exercise → er betonte, wie gut regelmäßige Bewegung für die Gesundheit sei
(fig) → Gesundheit f
to drink (to) somebody’s health → auf jds Wohl (acc) → or Gesundheit (acc) → trinken; your health!, good health! → zum Wohl!, auf Ihre Gesundheit!
health
:Health and Safety Executive
n (Brit) → Arbeitsschutzbehörde f
Health and Social Services
pl (US) das amerikanische Gesundheits- und Sozialministerium
health authority
n → Gesundheitsbehörde f
health care
n → Gesundheitsfürsorge f; home health aid → (mobiler) Helfer/(mobile) Helferin für häusliche Pflege
health centre (Brit)
n
(Med) → Ärztezentrum nt
(keep-fit) → Fitnesscenter nt
health certificate
n → Gesundheitszeugnis nt
health check
n → Check-up m
health club
n (= place) → Fitnesscenter nt
health education
n → Hygiene f
health farm
n → Gesundheitsfarm f
health food
n → Reformkost f
health food shop (Brit), health food store (esp US)
health
:health inspector
n → Hygieneinspektor(in) m(f)
health insurance
n → Krankenversicherung f
health
:health problem
n to have healths → gesundheitliche Probleme haben; he retired because of healths → er trat aus gesundheitlichen Gründen in den Ruhestand
Health Service
health studio
n → Fitnessstudio nt
health visitor
n (Brit) → Sozialarbeiter(in) m(f) (in der Gesundheitsfürsorge)
health warning
n (on cigarette packet) → (gesundheitlicher) Warnhinweis
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
health
[hɛlθ] n (gen) → salute fMinistry of Health → ministero della Sanità
Health Minister → ministro della Sanità
Department of Health → ministero della Sanità
to be in good/bad health → essere in buona/cattiva salute
to drink sb's health → bere alla salute di qn
your health! → (alla tua) salute!
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
health
(helθ) noun1. the state of being well or ill. He is in good/poor health.
2. the state of being well. I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.
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.
2. causing or helping to produce good health. a healthy climate.
3. resulting from good health. a healthy appetite.
4. showing a sensible concern for one's own well-being etc. He shows a healthy respect for the law.
ˈhealthiness nounˈhealth maintenance organization noun
(abbreviation HMO) (American) a system of health centers providing medical treatment, preventive care and hospitalization to its paying members.
health service (the organization which runs) all the medical services of a country which are available to the public.
drink (to) someone's health to drink a toast to someone, wishing him good health.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
health
→ صِحَّة zdraví helbred Gesundheit υγεία salud terveys santé zdravlje salute 健康 건강 gezondheid helse zdrowie saúde здоровье hälsa สุขภาพ sağlık sức khỏe 健康Multilingual 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
- I have health insurance (US)
I have private health insurance (UK) - I don't have health insurance
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.