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di·e·tet·ic
(dī′ĭ-tĕt′ĭk)adj.
1. Of or relating to diet or its regulation.
2. Specially prepared or processed for restrictive diets.
[Late Latin diaetēticus, from Greek diaitētikos, from diaita, diet; see diet1.]
di′e·tet′i·cal·ly adv.
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dietetic
(ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪk) ordietetical
adj
1. (Medicine) denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
2. (Cookery) prepared for special dietary requirements
ˌdieˈtetically adv
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di•e•tet•ic
(ˌdaɪ ɪˈtɛt ɪk)adj. Also, di`e•tet′i•cal.
1. pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
2. prepared or suitable for special diets, esp. those requiring a restricted sugar or caloric intake.
n. 3. dietetics, (used with a sing. v.) the science concerned with nutrition and food preparation.
[1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diaitētikós <diaitē-, variant s. of diaitâsthai (see diet1)]
di`e•tet′i•cal•ly, adv.
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[ˌdaɪəˈtɛtɪk] adj → dietetico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
di·e·tet·ic
a. dietético-a, rel. a la dieta o aplicado a ésta.
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adj dietético; npl dietéticaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.