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regimen noun

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Definition

any set of rules about food and exercise that someone follows, especially in order to improve their health
After his heart attack the doctor put him on a strict regimen.

(Definition of regimen noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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