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HEALTH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The general condition of body and mind
Example:
in poor health
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("health" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Derivation:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
Example:
physicians should be held responsible for the health of their patients
Synonyms:
health; wellness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("health" is a kind of...):
eudaemonia; eudaimonia; upbeat; welfare; well-being; wellbeing (a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous)
Attribute:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)
Derivation:
healthy (having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease)
Context examples:
Mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood.
(Mental Health, NIH)
“Too much ’Frisco tanglefoot for the health of my crew!” Wolf Larsen shouted after. “This one”—indicating me with his thumb—“fancies sea-serpents and monkeys just now!”
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
The qualitative analysis gives a quite normal condition, and shows, I should infer, in itself a vigorous state of health.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Then I proposed Mrs. Micawber: or, at least, said, modestly, “If you'll allow me, Mrs. Micawber, I shall now have the pleasure of drinking your health, ma'am.”
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Your personal health information: who has access to your records?
(Medical Ethics, NIH)
A record of information about a person’s health.
(Medical history, NCI Dictionary)
A medical oncologist often is the main health care provider for someone who has cancer.
(Medical oncologist, NCI Dictionary)
The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.
(Medical Science, NCI Thesaurus)
Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field.
(Allied Health Sciences, NCI Thesaurus)
Start by talking to your health care provider.
(Alcoholism, NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
