Hygiene
noun
The practice of keeping oneself and one's surroundings clean to prevent illness and improve health.
Proper hygiene includes brushing your teeth at least twice a day.
Often appears as...
- personal hygiene
- good hygiene
noun
The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health.
He studied hygiene and public health in college.
Often appears as...
- dental hygiene
- occupational hygiene
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noun
The practice of keeping oneself and one's surroundings clean to prevent illness and improve health.
Proper hygiene includes brushing your teeth at least twice a day.
Often appears as...
- personal hygiene
- good hygiene
noun
The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health.
He studied hygiene and public health in college.
Often appears as...
- dental hygiene
- occupational hygiene
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Care
Relates to daily routines for maintaining health, often linked to grooming and cleanliness.
Daily showers are essential for personal hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
Hygiene practices reduce the spread of diseases and infections.
Hand washing is a crucial hygiene habit, especially before meals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
Hygiene standards can vary widely between different cultures and societies.
In Japan, shoe hygiene is important; people remove footwear before entering homes.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Care
Relates to daily routines for maintaining health, often linked to grooming and cleanliness.
Daily showers are essential for personal hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
Hygiene practices reduce the spread of diseases and infections.
Hand washing is a crucial hygiene habit, especially before meals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
Hygiene standards can vary widely between different cultures and societies.
In Japan, shoe hygiene is important; people remove footwear before entering homes.
Pro Tip 1/3Personal Care
Relates to daily routines for maintaining health, often linked to grooming and cleanliness.
Daily showers are essential for personal hygiene.
Pro Tip 2/3Preventive Action
Hygiene practices reduce the spread of diseases and infections.
Hand washing is a crucial hygiene habit, especially before meals.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Norms
Hygiene standards can vary widely between different cultures and societies.
In Japan, shoe hygiene is important; people remove footwear before entering homes.
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My journey from Marine...
Everything you do is either steeped in tradition or has a practical purpose. You can't smoke in the field because you don't want to give away your position. You don't touch your face -- you have to maintain a personal level of health and hygiene. You face this way when "Colors" plays, out of respect for people who went before you. Walk this way, talk this way because of this.
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Employees must wash...
are much broader issues as well where there's well there's an awareness that this needs to happen the doctors and nurses don't truly understand the importance of hand hygiene in delivering patient care they see it more as a chore and we came across something even more challenging in the first couple of weeks
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What You Can Do to...
clearing away metabolic waste that accumulated in our synapses while we were awake. Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain. But what happens if you shortchange yourself on sleep? Many scientists believe that poor sleep hygiene might actually be a predictor of Alzheimer's.
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Debunking the myths of...
which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD from those who may just be a bit more meticulous or hygiene obsessed than usual.
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How to practice...
And that's why it's so important that we prioritize our psychological health, that we practice emotional hygiene. Because you can't treat a psychological wound if you don't even know you're injured. Loneliness isn't the only psychological wound
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When is water safe to...
Why is that? Inadequate sanitation, poor protection of drinking water sources, and improper hygiene often lead to sewage and feces-contaminated water. That's the ideal breeding ground for dangerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
No. It was the whole, you know, motion. And the amazing thing to me is that you would think this woman would have excellent oral hygiene. Sadly -- this is what it said in the journal paper --
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Hitler's Death PIPE...
had been known to wear very tidy uniforms used to be obsessed with hygiene but members of his entourage later said Oh Hitler is finally and having cake crumbs on his moustache he's trembling
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What causes body odor? -...
But it’s a surprisingly complex phenomenon influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene. So what is this odor, exactly? Where does it come from? And can we do anything about it?
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David Attenborough...
good hygiene is so important in these crowded conditions than much time and money is spent trying to send it to his house again
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My journey from Marine...
Everything you do is either steeped in tradition or has a practical purpose. You can't smoke in the field because you don't want to give away your position. You don't touch your face -- you have to maintain a personal level of health and hygiene. You face this way when "Colors" plays, out of respect for people who went before you. Walk this way, talk this way because of this.
Video examples
Employees must wash...
are much broader issues as well where there's well there's an awareness that this needs to happen the doctors and nurses don't truly understand the importance of hand hygiene in delivering patient care they see it more as a chore and we came across something even more challenging in the first couple of weeks
Video examples
What You Can Do to...
clearing away metabolic waste that accumulated in our synapses while we were awake. Deep sleep is like a power cleanse for the brain. But what happens if you shortchange yourself on sleep? Many scientists believe that poor sleep hygiene might actually be a predictor of Alzheimer's.
Video examples
Debunking the myths of...
which tend to be time consuming and interfere with work, school or social life to the point of causing significant distress. This set of diagnostic criteria is what separates people suffering from OCD from those who may just be a bit more meticulous or hygiene obsessed than usual.
Video examples
How to practice...
And that's why it's so important that we prioritize our psychological health, that we practice emotional hygiene. Because you can't treat a psychological wound if you don't even know you're injured. Loneliness isn't the only psychological wound
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When is water safe to...
Why is that? Inadequate sanitation, poor protection of drinking water sources, and improper hygiene often lead to sewage and feces-contaminated water. That's the ideal breeding ground for dangerous bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
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Mary Roach: 10 things...
No. It was the whole, you know, motion. And the amazing thing to me is that you would think this woman would have excellent oral hygiene. Sadly -- this is what it said in the journal paper --
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Hitler's Death PIPE...
had been known to wear very tidy uniforms used to be obsessed with hygiene but members of his entourage later said Oh Hitler is finally and having cake crumbs on his moustache he's trembling
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What causes body odor? -...
But it’s a surprisingly complex phenomenon influenced by our genetic makeup, age, diet, and hygiene. So what is this odor, exactly? Where does it come from? And can we do anything about it?
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David Attenborough...
good hygiene is so important in these crowded conditions than much time and money is spent trying to send it to his house again
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Jason Schreier
Sure, when you think 'World of Warcraft,' you might picture the nerdier set - those who may have sacrificed hygiene and sleep to reach one more experience level. But the truth is that 'WoW' is populated with players of all sorts of backgrounds, from rural housewives to NFL punters.
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Martha Beck
American Author
To complete your daily mental hygiene, observe any part of you that is upset or anxious, and offer that part of yourself the following simple wishes: 'May you be well. May you be happy. May you be free from suffering.' Repeat this until you actually mean it.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Hygiene is going to be a key consumer question post-COVID. Our sanitized stay offerings and commitment towards ensuring minimal contact-based check-in is an important step.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it.
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Antonio Brown
American Athlete
You've got to motivate the fans and the people to get your teeth cleaned. It's called daily hygiene. You've got to take care of yourself.
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Myrna Loy
American Actress
I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene.
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Omarion
American Singer
Hygiene is important. You gotta smell good. So ladies, please spray some perfume. Hair gotta be done. You gotta look nice.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me.
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Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.
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Tom Brady
American Football Player
I think hygiene is so important.
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Jason Schreier
Sure, when you think 'World of Warcraft,' you might picture the nerdier set - those who may have sacrificed hygiene and sleep to reach one more experience level. But the truth is that 'WoW' is populated with players of all sorts of backgrounds, from rural housewives to NFL punters.
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Martha Beck
American Author
To complete your daily mental hygiene, observe any part of you that is upset or anxious, and offer that part of yourself the following simple wishes: 'May you be well. May you be happy. May you be free from suffering.' Repeat this until you actually mean it.
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Ritesh Agarwal
Indian Businessman
Hygiene is going to be a key consumer question post-COVID. Our sanitized stay offerings and commitment towards ensuring minimal contact-based check-in is an important step.
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Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
Man does not live by soap alone; and hygiene, or even health, is not much good unless you can take a healthy view of it or, better still, feel a healthy indifference to it.
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Antonio Brown
American Athlete
You've got to motivate the fans and the people to get your teeth cleaned. It's called daily hygiene. You've got to take care of yourself.
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Myrna Loy
American Actress
I think that carrying on a life that is meant to be private in public is a breach of taste, common sense, and mental hygiene.
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Omarion
American Singer
Hygiene is important. You gotta smell good. So ladies, please spray some perfume. Hair gotta be done. You gotta look nice.
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Jim Carrey
Canadian Comedian
Ya know what I do almost every day? I wash. Personal hygiene is part of the package with me.
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Dan Aykroyd
Canadian Comedian
Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.
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Tom Brady
American Football Player
I think hygiene is so important.
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