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The word Hygiene comes from Hygieia, a daughter of Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine. She was the goddess of health, cleanliness and sanitation and afterwards, of the moon. She also played an important part in her father's cult. While her father was more directly associated with healing, she was associated with the prevention of sickness and the continuation of good health.

It is a relatively new word in English.

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