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The overall condition of an
organism at a
given time in regard to soundness of
body and freedom
from disease,
injury or
abnormality. |
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defined negatively, as the absence of
illness,
injury, or
abnormality, or positively, as the state of being
vigorous, of
complete fitness and well-being not just the absence of bodily
disease.
Health is a dynamic state on the wellness-illness continuum,
ranging from high-level wellness, to states of illness/death. In
any organism, health is a state of balance, with inputs and
outputs of energy and matter in equilibrium (allowing for
growth). Health also implies good prospects for continued
survival. |
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