sanitary

Of or relating to health or the protection of health.

Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic.

A public water-closet, urinal, and lavatory.

Pertaining to health or hygiene or the preservation of health; hygienic; healthy.

Synonyms Sanitary, Sanatory. These two words are often confounded. Sanitary means “pertaining to health, hygienic”: as, sanitary science; sanitary conditions (which may be good or bad). Sanatory means “serving to heal, therapeutic”: as, sanatory medicines or agencies.

Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve health; relating to the preservation or restoration of health; hygienic. See the Note under sanatory.

See under Commission.

of, or relating to health

clean and free from pathogens; hygienic

free from filth and pathogens