Occupation or Discipline
sanitation Audio
san·i·ta·tion [ san-i-tey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Public Health Medicine; Communicable Disease Control; Environmental Health
Definitions related to sanitation:
  • Environmental cleanliness and precautions against infection and disease.
    The Omaha System
    Omaha Systems, 2005
  • The development and establishment of environmental conditions favorable to the health of the public.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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