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SUPPLEMENTATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of supplementing
Synonyms:
subjoining; subjunction; supplementation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("supplementation" is a kind of...):
expanding upon; expansion (adding information or detail)
Derivation:
supplement (add to the very end)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)
Synonyms:
supplement; supplementation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("supplementation" is a kind of...):
increase; increment (the amount by which something increases)
Derivation:
supplement (add as a supplement to what seems insufficient)
Context examples:
An electrolyte-free emulsion for infusion consisting of a three chamber bag system containing glucose, amino acids and lipids that can be used to provide parenteral nutritional supplementation.
(Electrolyte-free Parenteral Nutrition Emulsion, NCI Thesaurus)
Future studies will investigate the optimal dosage and duration of supplementation as well as which donors would benefit from taking iron supplements.
(Iron Supplements Hasten Recovery in Blood Donors, NIH)
In immunocompromised subjects, micronutrient supplementation may also increase CD4 T-lymphocyte counts.
(Micronutrient-Fortified Probiotic Yogurt, NCI Thesaurus)
Researchers from the Georgia Prevention Institute at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, found that arterial stiffness was improved by vitamin D supplementation in a dose-response manner in this population.
(High Doses of Vitamin D Rapidly Reduce Arterial Stiffness, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
The trial provides the most reliable and generalizable evidence thus far on omega-3 supplementation for dry eye disease, said Maryann Redford, D.D.S., M.P.H., program officer for clinical research at NEI.
(Omega-3s from fish oil supplements no better than placebo for dry eye, National Institutes of Health)
The Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes (D2d) is the largest study to directly examine if daily vitamin D supplementation helps keep people at high risk for type 2 diabetes from developing the disease.
(Vitamin D does not prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk, National Institutes of Health)
And response to vitamin D supplementation and impact on outcomes in preterm infants is not well understood.
(Higher Dose of Vitamin D Increases Bone Density in Premature Babies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
If the standard supplementation of 400 IUs of vitamin D is increased to 800 IUs daily there are reductions in the number of premature and preterm babies with extremely low bone density.
(Higher Dose of Vitamin D Increases Bone Density in Premature Babies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Current recommendations of vitamin D supplementation for preterm infants span a wide range of doses, even among major medical groups such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Institute of Medicine, and the Endocrine Society.
(Higher Dose of Vitamin D Increases Bone Density in Premature Babies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Results of a University of Nebraska Medical Center study found if the standard supplementation of 400 IUs of vitamin D is increased to 800 IUs daily there are reductions in the number of premature and preterm babies with extremely low bone density.
(Higher Dose of Vitamin D Increases Bone Density in Premature Babies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
