supplementation
Americannoun
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the act or process of supplementing.
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the state of being supplemented.
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something that supplements.
Etymology
Origin of supplementation
First recorded in 1850–55; supplement + -ation
Example Sentences
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A letter to his mum Alaina from Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust said doctors had struggled to control his calcium levels and found he had vitamin D intoxication "far above expectation for standard supplementation".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
“While I personally have had great benefit from taking certain supplements, the topic of supplementation is a very small fraction of what I discuss on the podcast and social media.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The study evaluated whether high dose vitamin D3 supplementation could influence outcomes in people recently diagnosed with COVID-19 and in members of their households.
From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026
"We reinforce the importance of the rational use of these drugs and even of assessing the need for supplementation in some cases. However, medical supervision is necessary to evaluate each case individually," Nogueira says.
From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026
Unfortunately, ignorance of the degraded nature of industrial food seems to extend to otherwise admirable natural healing methods such as Macrobiotics and homeopathy because these disciplines also downplay any need for food supplementation.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
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