nutrition
nut·ri·tion
noun
1.
(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
2.
3.
the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French nutrition, from Old French nutricion, from Latin nutritio.
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