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hy·giene  (hjn)
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 hugiein (tekhn), (art) of health, feminine of hugis, healthy; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]

hy·gienist (h-jnst, hj-, h-jnst) n.

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
[from New Latin hygiēna, from Greek hugieinē, from hugieinos healthful, from hugiēs healthy]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hygiene - a condition promoting sanitary practiceshygiene - 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

hygiene
noun cleanliness, sanitation, disinfection, sterility, sanitary measures, hygienics Be extra careful about personal hygiene.
Translations
hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] Nhigiene f

hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] nhygiène f
food hygiene → l'hygiène alimentaire

hygiene
nHygiene f; personal hygieneKörperpflege f

hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] nigiene f

hygiene
n hygiene [ˈhaidʒiːn]
(the rules or science of) cleanliness whose aim is to preserve health and prevent the spread of disease. higiëne, gesondheidsleer عِلْم الصِّحَّه хигиена hygiena hygiejne die Hygiene υγιεινή higiene tervishoid بهداشت hygienia hygiène הִיגייֶנָה, גֵהוּת स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान higijena higiénia higiene heilsufræði; hollustuhættir; hreinlæti igiene 衛生 위생학 higiena higiēna kebersihan hygiene hygiene, helselære higiena higiene igienă гигиена hygiena higiena higijena hygien สุขลักษณะ hijyen, sağlık koruma/bilgisi 衛生(規定或科學) гігієна حفظان صحت کا علم vệ sinh
adj hyˈgienic [-ˈdʒiː-, (American ) -ˈdʒe-]
(negativeunhygienic) free from germs or dirt Hygienic conditions are essential in a hospital. higiënies صِحّي، واقٍ للصِّحَّه хигиеничен hygienický hygiejnisk hygienisch υγιεινός higiénico tervishoiu- بهداشتی hygieeninen hygiénique הִיגייֶנִי स्वास्थ्यकर higijenski higiénikus higienis heilsusamlegur; þrifalegur igienico 衛生的な 위생적인 higienos, higieniškas higiēnisks bersih hygienisch hygienisk higieniczny higiénico igienic гигиенический hygienický higienski higijenski hygienisk ที่มีอนามัย sağlık kurallarına uygun 衛生的 гігієнічний حفظان صحت سے متعلق hợp vệ sinh
adv hyˈgienically [-ˈdʒiː-, (American ) -ˈdʒe-]
higiënies بِصورة صِحِّيَّه хигиенично hygienicky hygiejniskt hygienisch υγιεινά higiénicamente hügieeniliselt بطور بهداشتی hygieenisesti hygiéniquement בְּצוּרָה הִיגייֶנִית स्वास्थ्य विज्ञानी higijensko higiénikusan secara higienis heilsusamlega igienicamente 衛生的に 위생적으로 higieniškai higiēniski dengan bersih hygienisch hygienisk higienicznie higienicamente (în mod) igie­nic гигиенично hygienicky higiensko higijenski hygieniskt อย่างมีอนามัย sağlık kurallarına uygun olarak 衛生(學)上 гігієнічно حفظان صحت کے لحاظ سے một cách hợp vệ sinh

hygiene نظافة hygiena hygiejne Hygiene υγιεινή higiene hygienia hygiène higijena igiene 衛生 위생학 hygiëne hygiene higiena higiene гигиена hygien อนามัย hijyen vệ sinh 卫生


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