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Higeia
Higeia
See also:
Higéia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Higia
,
Hígia
,
Hygia
(
obsolete
)
Hygeia
(
obsolete
)
,
Higéia
(
superseded
)
Proper noun
Higeia
f
(
Greek
mythology
)
Hygiea
(
goddess of health, cleanliness, and sanitation
)
Related terms
higiene
Etymology
Borrowing
from
Latin
Hygēa
,
Hygīa
, from
Ancient Greek
Ὑγεία
(
Hugeía
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Brazil
)
IPA
(key)
:
/i.ˈʒɛj.ɐ/
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