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post-absorptive
post-absorptive adj. 
/ˌpəʊstəbˈsɔːptɪv/, /ˌpoʊstˌæbˈzɔrptɪv/, /ˌpoʊstəbˈsɔrptɪv/, /ˌpoʊstˌæbˈsɔrptɪv/ Medicine and Physiology occurring or existing after food has been absorbed into the body.
Brit. /ˌpəʊstəbˈzɔːptɪv/
, /ˌpəʊstəbˈzɔːptɪv//ˌpəʊstəbˈsɔːptɪv/U.S. /ˌpoʊstəbˈzɔrptɪv/
, /ˌpoʊstəbˈzɔrptɪv//ˌpoʊstˌæbˈzɔrptɪv//ˌpoʊstəbˈsɔrptɪv//ˌpoʊstˌæbˈsɔrptɪv/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > [adjective] > digested > occurring after food has been absorbed
post-absorptive1915
1915 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1 104 The experiments were made with essentially the same technique and with the subject in the same condition of muscular repose and the post-absorptive state, i.e., 12 hours after the last meal.
1972 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 5 Oct. 678/1 Recordings were made in the postabsorptive state between 9:30 a.m. and noon.
2004 Diabetes/Metabolism Res. & Rev. 20 (Suppl. 2) S9 Continuous glucose monitoring under daily life conditions will be the key to definitely unravel the relationship among HbA(1c) and fasting, premeal, postprandial and postabsorptive plasma glucose.
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