- bland diet
- a diet that is free from any irritating or stimulating foods.
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bland diet
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bland diet — noun a diet of foods that are not irritating he ate a bland diet because of his colitis • Syn: ↑ulcer diet • Hypernyms: ↑diet … Useful english dictionary
Bland — Bland, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave; as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant. Exhilarating vapor bland. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Having soft and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bland — [blænd] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: blandus] 1.) without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character = ↑dull ▪ a few bland comments 2.) food that is bland has very little taste ▪ a bland diet >blandly adv >bland … Dictionary of contemporary English
bland — blandly, adv. blandness, n. /bland/, adj., blander, blandest. 1. pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner. 2. soothing or balmy, as air: a bland southern breeze. 3. nonirritating, as food or medicines: a bland diet. 4. not highly… … Universalium
diet — Synonyms and related words: British Cabinet, Sanhedrin, US Cabinet, abstain, acid ash diet, advisory body, aliment, allergy diet, assemblee, assembly, assignation, association, at home, ball, bench, bicameral legislature, bland diet, board, board … Moby Thesaurus
diet — n. 1) to be on, follow, stick to a diet; to go on a diet 2) to prescribe a diet 3) a balanced, well balanced; bland; crash; reducing; special; starvation; steady; therapeutic diet 4) a high calorie; high carbohydrate; high fiber, high fibre; high … Combinatory dictionary
diet — 1. Food and drink in general. 2. A prescribed course of eating and drinking in which the amount and kind of food, as well as the times at which it is to be taken, are regulated for therapeutic purposes. 3. Reduction of caloric intake so as to… … Medical dictionary
Sippy diet — Sip·py diet sip ē n a bland diet for the treatment of peptic ulcer consisting mainly of measured amounts of milk and cream, farina, and egg taken at regular hourly intervals for a specified period of time Sippy Bertram Welton (1866 1924) American … Medical dictionary
ulcer diet — noun a diet of foods that are not irritating he ate a bland diet because of his colitis • Syn: ↑bland diet • Hypernyms: ↑diet … Useful english dictionary
sippy diet — |sipē noun or sippy regimen Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: after Bertram W. Sippy died 1924 American physician : a bland diet for the treatment of peptic ulcer consisting mainly of measured amounts of milk and cream, farina, and egg… … Useful english dictionary
