Hygiene
41Hygiene — 1. Gesundheitslehre. 2. Gesundheitspflege, Gesundheitspolitik. 3. Körperpflege, Reinlichkeit, Sauberkeit; (landsch., sonst veraltet): Propretät. * * * Hygiene 1.Körperpflege,Gesundheitspflege 2.Sauberkeit,Reinlichkeit …
42Hygiene — Hy·gi·e·ne [hy ɡi̯eːnə] die; ; nur Sg; 1 Med; die Wissenschaft, die sich damit beschäftigt, wie man (besonders durch Sauberkeit und Körperpflege) die Gesundheit erhalten und fördern kann ≈ Gesundheitslehre || K : Hygienemaßnahme,… …
43Hygiene — Hy|gi|e|ne die; <über gleichbed. fr. hygiène aus gr. hygieine̅ (téchnē) »der Gesundheit zuträglich(e Kunst, Wissenschaft)«, dies zu hygieinós »heilsam, gesund, kräftig«>: 1. Bereich der Medizin, der sich mit der Erhaltung u. Förderung der… …
44hygiene — hy|giene [ haıdʒin ] noun uncount * the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean, in order to prevent illness and disease: personal hygiene …
45hygiene — [19] Greek hugiés meant ‘healthy’. From it were formed the noun hugíeia ‘health’ (personified as Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health) and the adjective hugieinós ‘healthful’. This came to be used as a noun, hugieiné, ‘science of healthy living’ …
46hygiene — noun 1 (U) the study and practice of preventing illness or stopping it from spreading by keeping things clean: public hygiene 2 (U) the practice of keeping your body clean …
47hygiene — noun they teach preschoolers the fundamentals of personal hygiene Syn: cleanliness, sanitation, sterility, purity, disinfection; public health, environmental health …
48hygiene — n 1. hygienics, sanitation, disinfection, sanitary measures, Med. regimen, regime, preventive medicine, public health. 2. cleanliness, cleansing, washing, bathing, douching; oral hygiene, tooth brushing, tooth cleaning, flossing …
49hygiene */ — UK [ˈhaɪdʒiːn] / US [ˈhaɪdʒɪn] noun [uncountable] the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean, in order to prevent illness and disease personal hygiene …
50hygiene — hy•giene [[t]ˈhaɪ dʒin[/t]] n. 1) med 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 • Etymology:… …