|
| | |
Hygiene
Hygiene The science of health and its maintenance.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Science
1. A continuous process whose basic purposes are to make phenomena recognizable and to predict outcomes, and whose fundamental activities comprise|(a) observing and describing phenomena and developing general conclusions about them; (b) integrating new data with organized observations that have been confirmed; (c) formulating testable hypotheses based on the results of such integration; (d) testing such hypotheses under controlled, repeatable conditions; (e) observing the results of such testing, recording them unambiguously, and interpreting them clearly; and (f) actively seeking criticism from participants in science. 2. Knowledge from science. 3. A scientific domain (e.g., genetics). 4. Knowledge from a particular scientific domain. 5. Any system or method characterized by the application of scientific principles to practical ends (e.g., culinary science). 6. Any disciplined, systematized area of study. 7. Methodological activity, training, or study. 8. Any activity that ostensibly requires study and method. 9. Knowledge from experience. 10. A developed ability. 11. The state of knowing.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Hygienist
Dental auxiliary who cleans teeth and provides patient education; administers local anesthetic, nitrous oxide and performs periodontal scaling.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Humidifier
A device for adding moisture to the air.
Hydatid
A cyst containing watery fluid and the larvae of certain tapeworms.
Hydatid disease
Infection with the larvae (cysts) of certain tapeworms.
Hydatidiform mole
A cystic tumor of the placental tissues of an abnormal pregnancy. Complications of this disorder include bleeding and infection.
Hydrocele
A painless swelling of the scrotum caused by the buildup of fluid in the outer covering of the testes.
Hygiene
Hyperbaric
Characterized by greater-than-normal pressure. Hyperbaric oxygen is a therapeutic treatment designed to increase blood oxygen by delivering oxygen in a chamber room with greater-than-normal pressure.
Hyperemesis gravidarum
Excessive morning sickness.
Hyperglycemic
High blood sugar.
Hyperthyroidism
Overproduction of thyroid hormone.
Hyperventilation
Rapid or deep breathing producing faintness, numbness, chest pain, apprehension and tingling, and spasms of the extremities.
We thank you for using the Health Dictionary to search for Hygiene. If you have a better definition for Hygiene than the one presented here, please let us know by making use of the suggest a term option. This definition of Hygiene may be disputed by other professionals. Our attempt is to provide easy definitions on Hygiene and any other medical topic for the public at large.This dictionary contains 25007 terms. |
|
|
