dietetics

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/daɪəˈtɛtɪks/

noun

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

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Meanings

noundietetics (uncountable)

alternative obsolete diætetics

  1. uncountableThe study of diet and nutrition in relation to health and disease.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dietics

Origin

See dietetic + -ics.

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Translations

Catalan dietètica
  • dietèticastudy of diet and nutrition
Chinese Mandarin 飲食學 /饮食学
  • 飲食學 /饮食学 (yǐnshíxué)study of diet and nutrition
Dutch diëtetiek
  • diëtetiekstudy of diet and nutrition
Finnish ravitsemusoppi
  • ravitsemusoppistudy of diet and nutrition
French diététique
  • diététiquestudy of diet and nutrition
Irish bia-eolaíocht
  • bia-eolaíochtstudy of diet and nutrition
Italian dietetica, dietologia
  • dieteticastudy of diet and nutrition
  • dietologiastudy of diet and nutrition
Polish dietetyka
  • dietetykastudy of diet and nutrition
Portuguese dietética
  • dietéticastudy of diet and nutrition
Russian диетоло́гия, диете́тика
  • диетоло́гия (dijetológija)study of diet and nutrition
  • диете́тика (dijetétika)study of diet and nutrition
Spanish dietética
  • dietéticastudy of diet and nutrition
Swedish dietetik
  • dietetikstudy of diet and nutrition
Tagalog dalubpagkainan
  • dalubpagkainanstudy of diet and nutrition
Turkish diyetetik
  • diyetetikstudy of diet and nutrition
Ukrainian дієтоло́гія, дієте́тика
  • дієтоло́гія (dijetolóhija)study of diet and nutrition
  • дієте́тика (dijetétyka)study of diet and nutrition

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dietetics

phoneticscynegeticseticsgrapheticspheneticspoliorcetics
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Cite this entry
APA

dietetics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietetics

MLA

“dietetics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietetics. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dietetics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dietetics.

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