nutrient
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(noo′trē-ĕnt)

[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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(noo′trē-ĕnt)

[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 Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/immune_modulating_nutrient.
Nutrient. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/immune_modulating_nutrient. Accessed August 19, 2022.
Nutrient. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th edition). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/immune_modulating_nutrient
Nutrient [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2022 August 19]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/737082/all/immune_modulating_nutrient.
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