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regimen

reg·i·men

regimen

 
 
pronunciation:
re j mn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness.
Calisthenics are part of her daily regimen as she prepares for the competition.
 
similar words:
discipline
definition 2: any system that is in place.
The morning meeting is part of the office regimen.
similar words:
regime
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)regimen aerobic, aggressive, appropriate, athletic, cardiovascular, complex, complicated, conditioning, continuous, controlled, cyclic, daily, diabetic, dietary, effective, empirical, following, grazing, grueling, holistic, immunosuppressive, ineffective, intense, intensive, medical, multi-drug, nutritional, physical, precise, prescribed, preventive, recommended, regular, rigorous, severe, spartan, standard, steroid, strenuous, stretching, strict, therapeutic, typical, weekly, year-round [See all][See only the most frequent]
verb + (n.)regimen adhere, adopt, advise, assign, benefit, compare, complete, comply, customize, devise, exercise, follow, maintain, prescribe, recommend, simplify, stick, submit, treat, undergo
(n.)regimen + verb base, boost, consist, demand, design, diet, include, reduce, regale, stretch, switch, tailor, target, tolerate
noun + (n.)regimen Help adherence, anthrax, antibiotic, athlete, beauty, chemotherapy, cleaning, combination, comparison, compliance, control, diabetes, diet, dose, dosing, drug, eating, effectiveness, estrogen, exercise, fertility, fitness, herb, hormone, interval, lifestyle, maintenance, makeup, medication, nutrition, offseason, reduction, replacement, similarity, skin, steroid, supplement, testing, therapy, training, treatment, vitamin, walking, workout  [See all][See only the most frequent]
Word Parts  About this feature
The word regimen contains the following part:
reg, rect, rig1 Latin root that means king, rule, guide; straight