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.

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". © ALL rights are reserved.

Go to this Word A Day Revisited Index
so you can see more of Mickey Bach's cartoons.