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dietary fiber

noun

fiber (def. 9).

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Origin of dietary fiber

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby dietary fiber

diestock, diestrus, diet, dietary, dietary amenorrhea, dietary fiber, dietary fibre, dietary law, dietary supplement, dietetic, dietetics
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Medical definitions for dietary fiber

dietary fiber

n.

Coarse, indigestible plant matter, consisting primarily of polysaccharides, that when eaten stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
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