Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
dietary supplementation
die·tar·y sup·ple·men·ta·tion
Definitions related to dietary supplementation:
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(supplementation) Adding nutrients to the diet.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(nutritional supplementation) The addition of one or more elements and/or chemical compounds that are either absent or deficient in an individual's daily diet.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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