| dietary sucrose | Sucrose present in the diet. It is added to food and drinks as a sweetener. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dietary supplements | <nutrition> Products in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Dieterle's stain | <technique> Stain used to demonstrate spirochetes and Leishman-Donovan bodies; employs silver nitrate and uranium nitrate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietetic | 1. Relating to the diet. 2. <nutrition> Descriptive of food that, naturally or through processing, has a low caloric content. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietetic albuminuria | <nephrology> The excretion of protein in the urine following the ingestion of certain foods. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietetic treatment | Treatment of a clinical condition with a specific diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dietetics | <study> The study and regulation of the diet. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dietetist | <specialist> A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the cure of diseases. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| diethadione | 5,5-Diethyldihydro-2H-1,3-oxazine-2,4(3H)-dione;an analeptic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethanolamine | Bis(hydroxyethyl)amine; 2,2'-iminodiethanol;used as an emulsifier and as a dispersing agent in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Synonym: diethylolamine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethazine | 10-(2-Diethylaminoethyl)phenothiazine;an anticholinergic agent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethenoid fatty acid | A fatty acid containing two double bonds, e.g., linoleic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethyl | A compound containing two ethyl radicals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethyl ether | CH3CH2OCH2CH3;a flammable, volatile organic solvent used in extraction procedures; formerly widely used as an inhalation anaesthetic; shortcomings include: irritating vapor, slow onset and prolonged recovery phase, explosion hazard. Synonym: ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diethyl pyrocarbonate | <chemical> Pyrocarbonic acid diethyl ester. Preservative for wines, soft drinks, and fruit juices and a gentle esterifying agent. Pharmacological action: food preservatives. Chemical name: Dicarbonic acid, diethyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
| Meulengracht's diet | A feeding program for patients with peptic ulcer disease, containing a relatively full diet free of acidic or highly seasoned food. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| clear liquid diet | A diet, often used postoperatively, consisting usually of water, tea, coffee, gelatin preparations, and clear soups or broth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Minot-Murphy diet | The use of large amounts of raw liver in the treatment of pernicious anaemia. First successes in the treatment of this disease occurred with this diet and led to development of liver extract for treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilder's diet | An obsolete diet, low in potassium, for treating Addison's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schmidt diet | An obsolete diet designed to facilitate examination of the stools in patients with diarrhoea, consisting of milk, zwieback, oatmeal gruel, eggs, butter, small amounts of beef and potato. Synonym: Schmidt diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Schmidt-Strassburger diet | An obsolete diet designed to facilitate examination of the stools in patients with diarrhoea, consisting of milk, zwieback, oatmeal gruel, eggs, butter, small amounts of beef and potato. Synonym: Schmidt diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-calorie diet | A diet containing upward of 4,000 calories per day. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-fat diet | A diet containing large amounts of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| high-fibre diet | A diet high in the nondigestible part of plants, which is fibre. Fibre is found in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and legumes. Insoluble fibre increases stool bulk, decreases transit time of food in the bowel, and decreases constipation and the risk of colon cancer. Soluble fibre delays absorption of glucose, which helps to control blood sugar in diabetes mellitus, and delays absorption of lipids, which helps to control hyperlipidemia. Recommended in treatment of diverticular disease of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purine-free diet | A diet containing a minimal quantity of purine bases (meats); liver, kidney, and sweetbread especially are excluded and replaced by dairy products, fruits, and cereals; alcoholic beverages also are excluded. Synonym: purine-free diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purine-restricted diet | See: gout diet. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sippy diet | A diet formerly used in the initial stages of treatment of peptic ulcer, beginning with milk and cream every hour or two to keep gastric acid neutralised, gradually increasing to include cereal, eggs and crackers after three days, pureed vegetables later. (05 Mar 2000) |
| smooth diet | A diet containing little roughage; used primarily in diseases of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| soft diet | <nutrition> A normal diet limited to soft foods for those who have difficulty chewing or swallowing; there are no restrictions on seasoning or method of food preparation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subsistence diet | A meager diet providing barely enough for sustenance. (05 Mar 2000) |