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prandial, prandially
Pertaining or relating to dinner.
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(Latin: prandium, literally, that which is eaten early)
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postprandial, post-prandial (adjective), (not comparative)
1. A reference to being done, made, taken, happening, etc. following a meal, for example after dinner: Tim and Mary took a postprandial walk through the neighborhood.
2. In medicine, after mealtime: A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating.
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2. In medicine, after mealtime: A postprandial rise in the blood glucose level is one that occurs after eating.
Postprandial refers to the time after any meal. It is a common term in medicine and may refer to diabetes, endocrinology, gastroenterology, metabolism, pathology, and many other biomedical fields.
3. Etymology: from Latin post, "after" + prandium, "luncheon, meal" + -al, "pertaining to".Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
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preprandial, pre-prandial (adjective) (not comparable)
Pertaining to something which takes place or is done before dinner: In anticipation of the evening meal, Jack and Jill first took a preprandial walk around the block and then had a preprandial sherry on the balcony.