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Hygeia
Hygeia (pronounced: hi-jee-uh) is a term derived from the Greek goddess of health, Hygieia. The term is often used in the context of health and hygiene.
Etymology
The term Hygeia is derived from the ancient Greek word Hygieia, which was the name of the Greek goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation. The word hygiene is also derived from the same root.
Related Terms
- Health: A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- Hygiene: Conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases.
- Sanitation: Conditions relating to public health, especially the provision of clean drinking water and adequate sewage disposal.
- Cleanliness: The state or quality of being clean or being kept clean.
- Disease: A particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not due to any immediate external injury.
- Infirmity: Physical or mental weakness.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Hygeia
- Wikipedia's article - Hygeia
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