Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A daughter of Asclepius and goddess of health.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In classical mythology, the goddess of health, the chief of the daughters of Æsculapius (Asklepios).
- noun The 10th planetoid, discovered by De Gasparis, at Naples, in 1849.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Classic Myth.) The goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (Greek mythology) the goddess of health; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Panacea
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Examples
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These bottles and nipples are known as the "Hygeia," and have proven to be a great source of comfort to the baby as well as to the mother or nurse whose duty it is to keep them clean.
The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler
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The goddess "Hygeia" dost not figure among their names, nor yet that Byzantine Monarch whose infantile exploit might be re-enacted in ripest maturity without attracting any attention in San Demetrio.
Old Calabria Norman Douglas 1910
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There is on the market at the present time a bottle called the "Hygeia," which possesses the necessary qualifications in a perfectly satisfactory way.
Health on the Farm A Manual of Rural Sanitation and Hygiene 1896
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Slide 26: PMTCT AND MATERNAL CARE TESTIMONIALS Mother and baby "Hygeia" doing well HIV negative baby born to after obstructed labour during child HIV positive parents birth 26
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According to the press release, Ms. Ashton will continuepracticingmedicine at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in Englewood, N.J., and at her private medical practice, Hygeia Gynecology.
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Good vibes comin' at you for the surgery - may Asclepius and Hygeia intervene so that your surgery is uneventful and your recovery swift.
Intake Interview Anne Johnson 2008
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Hygeia herself would have fallen sick under such a regimen; and how much more this poor old nervous victim?
Vanity Fair 2006
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I am no worshipper of Hygeia, who was the daughter of that old herb-doctor
Walden 2004
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Those raw boys prancing around on Hygeia would maintain that he's not as good as you because he's got a pot-belly.
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973
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Look at that crazy crowd on Hygeia, for instance. '
Science Fiction Hall of Fame Various, 1973
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