Nutrition

[njʊ'trɪʃ(ə)n] or [nu'trɪʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans).

(noun.) (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

Typed by Gus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) In the broadest sense, a process or series of processes by which the living organism as a whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal condition of life and growth.

(n.) In a more limited sense, the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of their healthy functions.

(n.) That which nourishes; nutriment.

Typist: Perry

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Nourishing.[2]. Food, NUTRIMENT.

Typed by Irwin

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Alimentation, sustentation, feeding,

ANT:Exhaustion, starvation, inanition

Editor: Wilma

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