See Also: regimen(medicine)
regimen(dictionary)
regimen(dictionary)
preparative regimen(medicine)
Dosage regimen(health)

regimen (iou)



regimen noun. LME.
[Latin, from regere rule.]
The action of governing; government, rule. Later also, a particular system of government; a regime. arch. LME.
Chiefly Medicine. A prescribed course of exercise, way of life, or diet, esp. for the promotion or restoration of one's health. LME.
P. Roth From the daily regimen of swimming..and hiking.., we each grow more and more fit. I. Hamilton A stern..regimen: mass in the morning, benediction in the evening.
Grammar. The government of one word by another; the relationship between one word and another dependent word; the object of a preposition, gerund, etc. Now rare. M16.
Physical Geography. = REGIME 3a. E19.