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dietetic (iou)



dietetic noun & adjective. M16.
[Latin diaeteticus from Greek diaitetikos, from diaita: see DIET noun1, -IC.]
A. noun. Medicine sing. & (usu.) in pl. (treated as sing. or pl.). The application of the principles of nutrition to the choice and use of diet. M16.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to diet or dietetics. L16.
dietetical adjective = DIETETIC adjective E17-E19.
dietetically adverb M19.