hygiene
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hy·giene
(hī′jēn′)n.
1. The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health. Also called hygienics.
2. Conditions and practices that serve to promote or preserve health: hygiene in the workplace; personal hygiene.
[French hygiène and New Latin hygieina, both from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē), (art) of health, feminine of hugieinos, relating to health, healthful, from hugiēs, healthy; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
hy·gien′ist (hī-jē′nĭst, hī′jē′-, hī-jĕn′ĭst) n.
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hygiene
(ˈhaɪdʒiːn)n
1. (Medicine) Also called: hygienics the science concerned with the maintenance of health
2. (Medicine) clean or healthy practices or thinking: personal hygiene.
[C18: from New Latin hygiēna, from Greek hugieinē, from hugiēs healthy]
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hy•giene
(ˈhaɪ dʒin)n.
1. the application of scientific knowledge to the preservation of health and prevention of the spread of disease.
2. a condition or practice conducive to the preservation of health, as cleanliness.
[1590–1600; < French hygiène < New Latin hygieina < Greek hygieinḕ (téchnē) healthful (art), feminine of hygieinós healthful, derivative of hygiḗs healthy]
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| Noun | 1. |  hygiene - a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"sanitariness - the state of being conducive to health |
| 2. | hygiene - the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques |
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hygiene
noun cleanliness, sanitation, disinfection, sterility, sanitary measures, hygienics Be extra careful about personal hygiene.
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Translations
عِلْم الصِّحَّهنَظَافَة
hygiena
hygiejne
hygienia
higijena
higiénia
heilsufræîi; hollustuhættir; hreinlæti
衛生
위생학
higienahigieniškaihigieniškashigienos
higiēna
hygiena
higiena
hygien
อนามัย
hijyensağlık koruma/bilgisi
vệ sinh
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hygiene
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hygiene
(ˈhaidʒiːn) noun (the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease.
hyˈgienic (-ˈdʒiː-) , ((American) -ˈdʒe-) adjective (negative unhygienic) free from germs or dirt. Hygienic conditions are essential in a hospital.
hyˈgienically (-ˈdʒiː-) , ((American) -ˈdʒe-) adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
hygiene
→ نَظَافَة hygiena hygiejne Hygiene υγιεινή higiene hygienia hygiène higijena igiene 衛生 위생학 hygiëne hygiene higiena higiene гигиена hygien อนามัย hijyen vệ sinh 卫生Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hy·giene
n. higiene, estudio de la salud y la conservación de un cuerpo sano;
mental ___ → ___ mental;
oral ___ → ___ oral;
public ___ → ___ pública.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
hygiene
n higiene f, aseo; oral — higiene or aseo bucalEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.