dietetic
/ˌdʌɪəˈtɛtɪk
/adjective
Concerned with diet and nutrition: experienced dietetic advice...
- As dietitians primarily employed in long-term care, our common experience was that our traditional teaching hospital dietetic internships had not prepared us for work in continuing care facilities.
- This will increase awareness and access to the research of the Canadian nutrition and dietetic community.
- While dietetic practitioners are in the best position to ask research questions relevant to practice, clinical dietitians have been reluctant to become involved in research.
Derivatives
dietetically
- These recommendations were also applied to the dietetically treated patients, as far as possible.
- They are dietetically well-balanced, easy to digest and promote the well-being of your cat.
- It contains no sugar and is dietetically sodium free and provides a greater concentration of antacid per teaspoon.
Origin
Mid 16th century (as a noun in the sense 'dietetics'): via Latin from Greek diaitētikos, from diaita 'a way of life'.
Rhymes
- the change of life
- the Channel
- the Chapel Royal
- the Charioteer
- the chattering classes
- the cherry on the cake (or on top)
- the Cheviots
- the Chilterns
- the chop
- the Church Establishment
- the Cid
- the City
- the Coast
- the coast is clear
- thecodont
- the cold shoulder
- the Cold War
- the common good
- the Common Market
- the Commons
- the common touch
- the common weal
- the Commonwealth
- the Commonwealth of Nations
- the Confederacy