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Noun: wellness  wel-nus
  1. The state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction
    "physicians should be held responsible for the wellness of their patients"
    - health

Derived forms: wellnesses

See also: healthy, unhealthy, well

Type of: eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare, wellbeing, well-being

Antonym: illness

Encyclopedia: Wellness

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