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dietetics

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /daɪəˈtɛtɪks/
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  • rhymes with -ɛtɪks

1

noun

Meaning 1

The study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the scientific study of food preparation and intake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: life science, bioscience

Narrower terms: macrobiotics

History

Etymology

See dietetic + -ics.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: bouedouriezh — study of diet and nutrition
  • Burmese: အာဟာရဗေဒ (ahara.beda.) — study of diet and nutrition
  • Catalan: dietètica — study of diet and nutrition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 飲食學 /饮食学 (yǐnshíxué) — study of diet and nutrition
  • Dutch: diëtetiek — study of diet and nutrition
  • Finnish: ravitsemusoppi — study of diet and nutrition
  • French: diététique — study of diet and nutrition
  • Irish: bia-eolaíocht — study of diet and nutrition
  • Italian: dietetica — study of diet and nutrition
  • Italian: dietologia — study of diet and nutrition
  • Polish: dietetyka — study of diet and nutrition
  • Portuguese: dietética — study of diet and nutrition
  • Russian: диетоло́гия (dijetológija) — study of diet and nutrition
  • Russian: диете́тика (dijetétika) — study of diet and nutrition
  • Spanish: dietética — study of diet and nutrition
  • Swedish: dietetik — study of diet and nutrition
  • Tagalog: dalubpagkainan — study of diet and nutrition
  • Turkish: diyetetik — study of diet and nutrition
  • Ukrainian: дієтоло́гія (dijetolóhija) — study of diet and nutrition
  • Ukrainian: дієте́тика (dijetétyka) — study of diet and nutrition