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dietetic

[dahy-i-tet-ik]
adjective 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, especially those requiring a restricted sugar intake: a jar of dietetic jelly.
noun
  1. dietetics, (used with a singular verb) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.

Origin of dietetic

1535–45; < Latin diaeteticus < Greek diatētikós, equivalent to diatē-, variant stem of diaitân to treat, regulate (derivative of díaita diet1) + -tikos -tic
Related formsdi·e·tet·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·di·e·tet·ic, adjectivenon·di·e·tet·i·cal·ly, adverb
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dietetic

dietetical

adjective
  1. denoting or relating to diet or the regulation of food intake
  2. prepared for special dietary requirements
Derived Formsdietetically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for dietetic
adj.

1570s, from Latin diaeteticus, from Greek diaitetikos "of or pertaining to diet," from diaita (see diet (1)). As a noun from 1759.

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dietetic in Medicine

dietetic

[dī′ĭ-tĕt′ĭk]
adj.
  1. Of or relating to diet.
  2. Of or being a food that, naturally or through processing, has a low caloric content.
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