hygiene
noun /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/
/ˈhaɪdʒiːn/
[uncountable]- the practice of keeping yourself and your living and working areas clean in order to prevent illness and disease
- The restaurant was in breach of food hygiene regulations.
- Many skin diseases can be prevented by good personal hygiene.
- In the interests of hygiene, please wash your hands.
- Poor dental hygiene can contribute to tooth decay.
Extra Examples- children with poor hygiene habits
- feminine/personal hygiene products
- infections that are the result of poor food hygiene
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- poor
- dental
- …
- regulations
- standards
- habits
- …
- standards of hygiene
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via French from modern Latin hygieina, from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē) ‘(art) of health’, from hugiēs ‘healthy’.