Hygiene

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hygiene \Hy"gi*ene\, n. [F. hygi[`e]ne. See {Hygeia}.]
     That department of sanitary science which treats of the
     preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a
     system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of
     health.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Regimen \Reg"i*men\ (r?j"?*m?n), n. [L. regimen, -inis, fr.
     regere to guide, to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Regal},
     {R['e]gime}, {Regiment}.]
     1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.
        --Hallam.
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     2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce
        beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a
        systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to
        improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of
        attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh;
        -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Gram.)
        (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one
            depends on another and is regulated by it in respect
            to case or mood; government.
        (b) The word or words governed.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  hygiene
       n 1: a condition promoting sanitary practices; "personal hygiene"
       2: the science concerned with the prevention of illness and
          maintenance of health [syn: {hygienics}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  20 Moby Thesaurus words for "hygiene":
     antisepsis, decontamination, disinfection, disinfestation,
     epidemiology, flash pasteurization, fumigation, health physics,
     hygenics, hygienics, mental hygiene, pasteurization,
     preventive dentistry, preventive medicine, prophylactic psychology,
     prophylactodontia, prophylaxis, public health, sanitation,
     sterilization