Food
food
food [ food ]
Subclass of:
Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Definitions related to food:
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A group of materials of either plant, animal or artificial origin containing essential body nutrients that can be ingested by an organism to produce energy, stimulate growth, and maintain life.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A group of substances which are consumed by humans and animals.CRCH Nutrition TerminologyCancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2021
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Anything which, when taken into the body, serves to nourish or build up the tissues or to supply body heat.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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Naturally occurring, processed or manufactured entities that are primarily used as food for humans and animals.NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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Substances taken in by the body to provide nourishment.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The introduction of material into a subject with the intent of providing nutrition or other dietary supplements (e.g. minerals or vitamins).NCI Health Level 7 VocabularyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
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(foodproduct) A substance consumed by a human or animal for nutritional purposes. Example(s): broccoli, donuts, pet treatsBRIDG Model DictionaryBiomedical Research Integrated Domain Group, 2019
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(foodproduct) A substance consumed by humans and animals for nutritional purposes. Example(s): broccoli, donuts, pet treatsBRIDG Model DictionaryBiomedical Research Integrated Domain Group, 2019
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(food or food product) Processed or unprocessed substances obtained from animal, plant, microorganism and mining source that provide nutrients for living organisms to maintain biological processes or functions.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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