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san·i·ta·tion
(san'i-tā'shŭn),Use of measures designed to promote health and prevent disease; development and establishment of conditions in the environment favorable to health.
[L. sanitas, health]
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sanitation
(săn′ĭ-tā′shən)n.
1. The study and application of procedures and measures designed to protect public health, as in the provision of clean water and the disposal of sewage and waste.
2. The disposal of sewage and waste.
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san·i·ta·tion
(san'i-tā'shŭn)Use of measures designed to promote health and prevent disease; development and establishment of conditions in the environment favorable to health.
[L. sanitas, health]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
sanitation
Measures concerned with the protection or promotion of public health, especially those relating to the disposal of sewage.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
Sanitation
The process of keeping drinking water, foods, or any anything else with which people come into contact free of microorganisms such as viruses.
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Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
san·i·ta·tion
(san'i-tā'shŭn)Use of measures designed to promote health and prevent disease; development and establishment of conditions in the environment favorable to health.
[L. sanitas, health]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012