(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:15:13

Hy"gi*ene (?), n. [F. hygiene. 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.

 

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