nutrition

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the scientific study of food and drink, especially in humans

   I earned my degree in nutrition from a state university.

2. 2
   noun

   a source of materials to nourish the body

   I get my nutrition from a balanced diet.

3. 3
   noun

   in physiology, the organic process of nourishing or being nourished

   Nutrition is essential to survival.

4. 4
   noun

   The organic process by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance.

   In the dead state all is apparently without motion. No agent within indicates design, intelligence, or foresight: there is no respiration; no digestion, circulation, or nutrition; […]

5. 5
   noun

   That which nourishes; nutriment.

   I accidentally ate a worm which was in my apple - my uncle said the extra nutrition would do me good.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.