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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

regimen

noun: (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) [syn: {regime}]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:

Regimen \Reg"i*men\ (r?j"?*m?n), noun [L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Regal}, {R['e]gime}, {Regiment}.]

1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. --Hallam.

2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}.

3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed.
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