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Definition of: nutrition
(n·trish′ən, ny-) noun
1. The aggregate of all the processes by which food is assimilated, growth promoted, and waste repaired in living organisms.
2. Nutriment. See synonyms under FOOD. [<L nutrire]
—nu·tri′tion·al adjective
—nu·tri′tion·al·ly adverb
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