Flashcards: Hygiene

Health education can be defined as the principle by which individuals and groups of people, learn to behave in a manner conducive to the promotion, maintenance, or restoration of health.

The body mass index (BMI) or Quetelet index is a value derived from the mass (weight) and height of an individual.

An electromagnetic field (also EM field) is a physical field produced by electrically charged objects.

(For other uses, see Toilet paper (disambiguation).) Toilet paper is a tissue paper product primarily used for wiping and cleaning the anus and surrounding area of fecal material after defecation and by human females for cleaning the perineal area of urine after urination and other bodily fluid releases.

A detergent is a surfactant or a mixture of surfactants with "cleaning properties in dilute solutions.

A shower is a place in which a person bathes under a spray of typically warm or hot water.

A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle.

A body hygiene kit, more commonly known as a toiletry kit (or alternately as a bathroom kit, sponge bag, toilet bag, toilet kit, toiletry bag, travel kit, wash bag, washbag, or wet pack), is a small container, usually a pouch with a zippered opening, which holds body hygiene or toiletry products.

Sterilization (or sterilisation) referring to any process that eliminates (removes) or kills (deactivates) all forms of life and other biological agents (such as prions, as well as viruses which some do not consider to be alive but are biological pathogens nonetheless), including transmissible agents (such as fungi, bacteria, viruses, prions, spore forms, unicellular eukaryotic organisms such as Plasmodium, etc.) present in a specified region, such as a surface, a volume of fluid, medication, or in a compound such as biological culture media.

Hygiene is a set of practices performed for the preservation of health.

Very strong radiation can induce current capable of delivering an electric shock to persons or animals.

Ablution, in religion, is a prescribed washing of part or all of the body or of possessions, such as clothing or ceremonial objects, with the intent of purification or dedication.

Body odor, or BO, is present in animals (including humans), and its intensity can be influenced by many factors (behavioral patterns, survival strategies).

A toothcomb (also tooth comb or dental comb) is a dental structure found in some mammals, comprising a group of front teeth arranged in a manner that facilitates grooming, similar to a hair comb.

Menstrual hygiene day (MHD or MH Day) is an annual awareness day, on 28 May, that aims to break taboos and raise awareness about the importance of good menstrual hygiene management (MHM) for women and adolescent girls worldwide.

Global Handwashing Day (GHD) is a campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits by washing their hands with soap at critical moments throughout each day.

Neti (Sanskrit: नेति) is an important part of Hindu Shatkarma (sometimes known as Shatkriya), the yogic system of body cleansing techniques.

Ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) is a disinfection method that uses short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV-C) light to kill or inactivate microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA, leaving them unable to perform vital cellular functions.

Dry heat sterilization of an article is one of the earliest forms of sterilization practiced.

Anal cleansing is the hygienic practice of cleaning the anus directly after defecation.

The Dyson Airblade is a model of electric hand dryer made by the Wiltshire, UK based company Dyson.

Washing is a method of cleaning, usually with water and often some kind of soap or detergent.

Personal care or toiletries is the industry which manufactures consumer products used in personal hygiene and for beautification.

World Toilet Day (WTD) is a campaign to motivate and mobilize millions around the world on issues of sanitation.

In social animals, including humans, social grooming is an activity in which individuals in a group clean or maintain one another's body or appearance.