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hygienist

noun hy·gien·ist \ hī-ˈjēn-əst , -ˈjen-; ˈhī-ˌjēn- \

medical Definition of hygienist

: a specialist in hygiene; especially : one skilled in a specified branch of hygiene

mental hygienist

— see dental hygienist

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