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hygiene

noun as in cleanliness

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Poor dental hygiene can led to tooth decay and gum infections, which can lead to tooth loss and gum disease.

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Opening windows where possible and practising good hygiene - using and then binning a tissue for coughs and sneezes and washing your hands - can help prevent this.

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True, some of the younger doctors found the ritual archaic, but to Rustin scrubbing was more than a matter of hygiene—it established the mood and rhythm of the whole operation.

What he belittles as intramural squabbling is the difficult and necessary work of moral and political hygiene for the conservative movement—and the country.

Inside the college’s Basic Needs Resource Center on Wednesday afternoon, Crawford filled a black basket with peanut butter, jelly, oatmeal, a can of pozole and hygiene products.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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