maintenance
Pronunciation: mān′te-nănts
Definition:
- A therapeutic regimen intended to preserve benefit.
- The extent to which the patient continues good health practices without supervision, incorporating them into a general lifestyle.
[M.E., fr O.Fr., fr. Mediev. L. manuteneo, to hold in the hand]
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