hygiene
noun
1 hygiene
A condition promoting sanitary practices.
Roget 656: salubrity; healthiness etc. adj.. fine air, fine climate; eudiometer†. [Preservation of health] hygiene; valetudinarian, valetudinarianism; sanitarian; sanitarium, ... show more
Dutch: hygiëne, continentie, gezondheidskunde, gezondheidsleer
2 hygiene
The science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health.
synonym: hygienics.
Dutch: hygiëne
Polish: higiena
Moby thesaurus: antisepsis, decontamination, disinfection, disinfestation, epidemiology, flash pasteurization, fumigation, health physics, hygenics, hygienics, mental hygiene, pasteurization, preventive dentistry, preventive medicine, prophylactic psychology, prophylactodontia, prophylaxis, public health, sanitation, sterilization.
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