hygiene
hy·giene
noun
2.
the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health
Origin
From French hygiène, from Ancient Greek ὑγιεινή (τέχνη) (hugieinḗ (tékhnē), literally “art of health”), from ὑγιεινός (hugieinós, “of health, good for the health, wholesome, sound, healthy”), from ὑγιής (hugiḗs, “healthy, sound”).
Phrases
- body hygiene kit
- feminine hygiene
- hygiene poverty
- hygiene theater
- mental hygiene
- occupational hygiene
- oral hygiene
- personal hygiene
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