postprandial
pronunciation
How to pronounce postprandial in British English:
UK [ˌpəʊstˈprændiəl]
How to pronounce postprandial in American English:
US [ˌpoʊstˈprændiəl]
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- Adjective:
- following a meal (especially dinner)
Word Origin
- postprandial (adj.)
- also post-prandial, 1820, from post- "after" + Latin prandium "luncheon" (usually bread, fish, or cold meat, taken around noon), from *pram "early" (from PIE *pre-, variant of root per- (1) "forward, through;" see per) + edere "to eat" (see edible) + -al (1).
Example
- 1. Conclusion : Cisapride had no effect on the fasting gallbladder volumes but significantly promoted postprandial gallbladder contraction and emptying .
- 2. Objective To investigate the fasting plasma lipid levels and the postprandial metabolism of triglyceride in candidates of flying cadets .
- 3. Doppler study of fasting and postprandial resistance indices in the superior mesenteric artery in healthy subjects and patients with cirrhosis
- 4. Clinical investigation of postprandial and orthostatic hypotension of aged inpatients
- 5. Objective To investigate the fasting and postprandial plasma β endorphin (β Ep ) levels in patients with simple obesity .