Mental Definition–adjective | 1. | of or pertaining to the mind: mental powers; mental suffering. |
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or affected by a disorder of the mind: a mental patient; mental illness. |
| 3. | providing care for persons with disordered minds, emotions, etc.: a mental hospital. |
| 4. | performed by or existing in the mind: mental arithmetic; a mental note. |
| 5. | pertaining to intellectuals or intellectual activity. |
| 6. | Informal. slightly daft; out of one's mind; crazy: He's mental. |
–noun | 7. | Informal. a person with a psychological disorder: a fascist group made up largely of mentals. |
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Health Definition–noun | 1. | the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health. |
| 2. | soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment: to have one's health; to lose one's health. |
| 3. | a polite or complimentary wish for a person's health, happiness, etc., esp. as a toast: We drank a health to our guest of honor. |
| 4. | vigor; vitality: economic health. |
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