healthy

healthy definition - medical

health·y (hĕlˈthē)

adjective
  1. Possessing good health.
  2. Conducive to good health; healthful.
  3. Indicative of sound, rational thinking or frame of mind.

Related Forms:

  • healthˈi·ly adverb

Related Forms:

  • healthˈi·ness noun

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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