dietetic

American  

[dahy-i-tet-ik] / ˌdaɪ ɪˈtɛt ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.

2. prepared or suitable for special diets, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake.

   a jar of dietetic jelly.

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noun

1. (used with a singular verb) dietetics, the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

dietetic British  

/ ˌdaɪɪˈtɛtɪk /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake

2. prepared for special dietary requirements

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Other Word Forms

• nondietetic
  adjective
• dietetically
  adverb
• nondietetically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of dietetic

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diatētikós, equivalent to diatē-, variant stem of diaitân to treat, regulate (derivative of díaita diet ¹ ) + -tikos -tic

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Example Sentences

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dietetic

“Recipes From the American South” presents food that has not been modified to assuage present-day dietetic anxieties.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

There is plenty to think about during the holy month of Ramadan, dietetic and otherwise.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022

For my own example, I was finishing up grad school and one of my nutrition and dietetic teachers was a Turkey Talk Line expert herself.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2020

There were delays in her treatment and, over a weekend at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, no specialist dietetic or psychiatric help was sought.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2020

If dietetic restrictions tend to prolong human life, the rule would seem to be chiefly confirmed by its exceptions.

From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by Louis Philippe McCarty

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