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hygiology

hygiology noun: the science of hygiene or the preservation of health.

Noun

hygiology (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The science of hygiene or the preservation of health.

Forms of hygiology

alternative formhygeology

Origin of hygiology

From Ancient Greek ὑγίεια (hugíeia) + -logy.

Questions about hygiology

What does hygiology mean?
Hygiology means the science of hygiene or the preservation of health.
What part of speech is hygiology?
Hygiology is a noun.

Words near hygiology in the dictionary

  1. hygienized
  2. hygienizes
  3. hygienizing
  4. hygiologist
  5. hygiologists
  6. hygiology
  7. hygr-
  8. hygraulic
  9. hygric
  10. hygrine
  11. hygrines

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