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dietetics
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Word definitions for dietetics in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In the field of dietetics , standards of practice have been developed for practitioners in the field. ▪ Pomiane chose for his career the study of biology, specialising in food chemistry and dietetics . ▪ These leadership models ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dietetics \Di`e*tet"ics\, n. That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to diet or food; rules for diet. To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than potatoes. --H. Spencer.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the scientific study of food preparation and intake
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease. n. The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1540s, see dietetic + -ics .
Usage examples of dietetics.
The fourth and fifth books take up hygiene, special dietetics, and general pathology.
The most interesting of his writings, however, is a series of letters on dietetics written for the son of his patron Saladin.
Unless Im a genius, or a lot better than any of the boys, theyll just push me into dietetics courses or social relations or child psychology so Ill be a good mother someday, or else train me to program computers until I get married.
Meanwhile, do you know anything about glass blowing, practical nursing, dietetics, or elementary teaching?