Hygeian

Not to be confused with Hygiean.

English

Alternative forms

• hygeian
• Hygieian

Etymology

From Hygeia +‎ -an.

Adjective

Hygeian (comparative more Hygeian, superlative most Hygeian)

1. Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health.
   • 2000, Cai Song, Fundamentals of Psychoneuroimmunology:

     In the Hygeian school of Greek medicine, based on the teachings of Hippocrates, health was viewed as a natural state of the body.

References

• “Hygeian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Haigney