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LIQUID DIET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("liquid diet" is a kind of...):
diet (a prescribed selection of foods)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "liquid diet"):
clear liquid diet (a diet of fluids with minimal residues (fat-free broth or strained fruit juices or gelatin); cannot be used for more than one day postoperative)
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