nutrient
(noo′trē-ĕnt)
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[L. nutrient-, feeding, suckling, nourishing]
1. Providing nourishment. Any substance that nourishes the body. Essential nutrients are those that the body either cannot synthesize or cannot synthesize in amounts sufficient to meet needs. Nutrients can be subdivided into the macronutrients (protein, carbohydrate, and fat), the micronutrients (including vitamins and minerals), and water.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Nutrient." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/images/tooltip-triangle.png.
Nutrient. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/images/tooltip-triangle.png. Accessed April 28, 2024.
Nutrient. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/images/tooltip-triangle.png
Nutrient [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 April 28]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/images/tooltip-triangle.png.
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