for extensive etymology and roots see HEALTH (B)

~ HEALTH  id+ | WHOLE | 
          etym> points to WHOLLY and HOLY and 
  implies a state of optimal HOMEOSTASIS or 
  perpetuation of "self" or "self replication" which 
  includes SEX and SEXUAL REPRODUCTION or 
  FERTILITY all of which resist or persist 
  under the stress of of ENVIRONMENTAL flux 
  in particular GENE MUTAGENS ONCOGENS and 
  TERATOGENS such as INFECTIONS INFESTATIONS 
  NUTRIENTS MICRONUTRIENTS TOXINS AND PHYSICAL 
  FORCES 
  sug> additional vistas and nuances are conveyed by 
       a plethora of emblems and deities such as 
  CADUCEUS SALUS SALUBRITY HYGIEIA HYGEIA or HYGIENE