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hy⋅gien⋅ist

  [hahy-jee-nist, -jen-ist, hahy-jee-nist]
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–noun
1. an expert in hygiene.
2. dental hygienist.
Also, hy⋅ge⋅ist, hy⋅gie⋅ist  [hahy-jee-ist] .

Origin:
1835–45; hygiene + -ist
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hy·giene   (hī'jēn')   
n.  

  1. The science that deals with the promotion and preservation of health. Also called hygienics.

  2. Conditions and practices that serve to promote or preserve health: hygiene in the workplace; personal hygiene.


[French hygiène and New Latin hygieina, both from Greek hugieinē (tekhnē), (art) of health, feminine of hugiēs, healthy; see gwei- in Indo-European roots.]
hy·gien'ist (hī-jē'nĭst, hī'jē'-, hī-jěn'ĭst) n.
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Main Entry: hy·gien·ist
Pronunciation: hI-'jEn-&st, -'jen-; 'hI-"jEn-
Function: noun
: a specialist in hygiene; especially : one skilled in a specified branch of hygiene hygienist> —see DENTAL HYGIENIST
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