Monday, November 1

What is health? - The definition of health

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The definition of health

Definition of health

The state of being hale and sound, in body and mind and being in the state free from physical disease or pain.

WHO (World Health Organization )

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
http://who.int/about/en/

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

The condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially : freedom from physical disease or pain.
merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

The Free Online Dictionary - Definition

1.The overall condition of an organism at a given time.
2. Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or abnormality.
3.The state of being bodily and mentally vigorous and free from disease
thefreedictionary.com/

Princeton University-WordNet

1.A state of wellbeing free from disease
2.The general condition of body and mind
http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

Wikipedia - Definition

Health is the general condition of a person in all aspects. It is also a level of functional and/or metabolic efficiency of an organism, often implicitly human.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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