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单词 valetudinary
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valetudinary

[ val-i-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood- ]
/ ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, -ˈtyud- /
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noun, plural val·e·tu·di·nar·ies.

valetudinarian.

Origin of valetudinary

1575–85; <Latin valētūdinārius sickly, equivalent to valētūdin- (stem of valētūdō) good or bad state of health (valē(re) to be well + -tūdō-tude) + -ārius-ary

Words nearby valetudinary

valet de chambre, valet parking, Valetta, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, valetudinary, valgus, Valhalla, valiancy, valiant, valid
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Example sentences from the Web for valetudinary

  • An adagio may set a gouty father to sleep, and a capriccio may operate successfully on the nerves of a valetudinary mother.

    Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery|Robert Means Lawrence

Medical definitions for valetudinary

valetudinary
[ văl′ĭ-tōōdn-ĕr′ē ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or typical of a valetudinarian.

n.

A valetudinarian.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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