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Noun: health  helth
  1. The state of being free of physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction
    "physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients";
    - wellness
     
  2. The general condition of body and mind
    "his delicate health"; "in poor health"

Derived forms: healths

See also: healthy, unhealthy

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

Antonym: illness

Encyclopedia: Health, Safety and Environment