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sanitary
[san´ĭ-tar″e]promoting or pertaining to health.
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san·i·tar·y
(san'i-tār'ē),Healthful; conducive to health; usually in reference to a clean environment.
[L. sanitas, health]
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sanitary
(săn′ĭ-tĕr′ē)adj.
1. Of or relating to health or the protection of health.
2. Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic: sanitary conditions for the preparation of food.
san′i·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
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sanitary
adjective Healthy; healthful; conducive to health.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
sanitary
adjective healthy, healthful, conducive to healthMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
san·i·tar·y
(san'i-tar-ē)Healthful; conducive to health; usually in reference to a clean environment.
[L. sanitas, health]
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sanitary
Pertaining to health and hygiene.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
san·i·tar·y
(san'i-tar-ē)Healthful; conducive to health; usually in reference to a clean environment.
[L. sanitas, health]
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