hygiene

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.

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[French hygiène and New Latin hygieina, both from Greek hugiein (tekhn), (art) of health, feminine of hugis, healthy; see g^wei- in Indo-European roots.]

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hy·gienist (h-jnst, hj-, h-jnst) n.

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hygiene

Noun

1. the principles and practices of health and cleanliness: personal hygiene

2. Also called: (hygienics) the science concerned with the maintenance of health [Greek hugieinē]

hygienic adj
hygienically adv
hygienist n

Thesaurus

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 hygienics 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

Translations

hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] n → higiene f

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hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] n → hygiène f

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hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] n → Hygiene f

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hygiene [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] n → igiene f

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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 衛生學 гігієна حفظان صحت کا علم vệ sinh 卫生学

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, 위생학의 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 卫生的

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 위생학상 higieniškai higiēniski dengan bersih hygienisch hygienisk higienicznie higienicamente (în mod) igie­nic гигиенично hygienicky higiensko higijenski hygieniskt อย่างมีอนามัย sağlık kurallarına uygun olarak 衛生地 гігієнічно حفظان صحت کے لحاظ سے một cách hợp vệ sinh 卫生地