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immunonutrition

immunonutrition noun: feeding with a selection of pharmaconutrients etc. in order to improve the immune response.

Noun

immunonutrition (uncountable)

  1. feeding with a selection of pharmaconutrients etc. in order to improve the immune response
    • A randomized multicenter clinical trial showed that enteral immunonutrition with L-arginine, n-3 PUFAs and micronutrients, increased mortality compared to parenteral nutrition [16 ].2016 January 26, ““Immunonutrition” Has Failed to Improve Peritonitis-Induced Septic Shock in Rodents”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of immunonutrition

From immuno- + nutrition.

Questions about immunonutrition

What does immunonutrition mean?
Immunonutrition means feeding with a selection of pharmaconutrients etc. in order to improve the immune response.
What part of speech is immunonutrition?
Immunonutrition is a noun.

Words near immunonutrition in the dictionary

  1. immunoneutralizes
  2. immunoneutralizing
  3. immunonormal
  4. immunonutrient
  5. immunonutrients
  6. immunonutrition
  7. immunonutritional
  8. immunoosseous
  9. immunopanel
  10. immunopanels
  11. immunopanning

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