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HYGIENIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hygienist mean?
• HYGIENIST (noun)
The noun HYGIENIST has 1 sense:
1. a medical specialist in hygiene
Familiarity information: HYGIENIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medical specialist in hygiene
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("hygienist" is a kind of...):
medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)
Context examples
You can usually reverse it with daily brushing and flossing and regular cleanings by a dentist or dental hygienist.
(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
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