HYGIENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hygiene mean? 

• HYGIENE (noun)
  The noun HYGIENE has 2 senses:

1. a condition promoting sanitary practices

2. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

  Familiarity information: HYGIENE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYGIENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A condition promoting sanitary practices

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

personal hygiene

Hypernyms ("hygiene" is a kind of...):

sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)

Derivation:

hygienic; hygienical (tending to promote or preserve health)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

hygiene; hygienics

Hypernyms ("hygiene" is a kind of...):

medical specialty; medicine (the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques)

Derivation:

hygienic (tending to promote or preserve health)

 Context examples 

There may also be bed sores and poor hygiene.

(Elder Abuse, NIH: National Institute on Aging)

Good hygiene, including proper hand washing, may help prevent infections.

(Cytomegalovirus Infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

You can reduce the risk by practicing good hygiene, keeping pet areas clean and keeping your pets' shots up-to-date.

(Animal Diseases and Your Health, NIH)

Good hygiene, including hand washing, can also help.

(Flu, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and hygiene of women.

(Gynecology, NCI Thesaurus)

The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) Made you worry about odor or hygiene?

(OAB-q - Made You Worry About Odor or Hygiene, NCI Thesaurus)

Risk factors include close (overcrowded) living conditions, and poor hygiene.

(Human Body Louse, NCI Thesaurus)

The lack of water in many low- and middle-income nations makes populations vulnerable to outbreaks of viruses because they are unable to sufficiently protect themselves through basic hygiene.

(Slightly dirty water ‘still ok’ against coronavirus, SciDev.Net)

A gel intended for use in the oral cavity to clean the teeth and maintain oral hygiene.

(Dentifrice Gel Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

Farmers resort to antibiotics, generally administered through animal feed or low-dose injections, to improve nutrition and hygiene for their livestock.

(Eat less meat to cut drug resistance, SciDev.Net)