hygienics

English Thesaurus

1. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	medical specialty, medicine,
definition	:	the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	hygienic, hygienical,
definition	:	tending to promote or preserve health (adj.all)

derivation	:	hygienic, hygienical,
definition	:	tending to promote or preserve health (adj.all)