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HYGIENIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hygienist mean? 

HYGIENIST (noun)
  The noun HYGIENIST has 1 sense:

1. a medical specialist in hygieneplay

  Familiarity information: HYGIENIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HYGIENIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A medical specialist in hygiene

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hygienist" is a kind of...):

medical specialist; specialist (practices one branch of medicine)


 Context examples 


You can usually reverse it with daily brushing and flossing and regular cleanings by a dentist or dental hygienist.

(Gum Disease, NIH: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)



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