• (n.) Nutrition; nourishment. • (n.) Nutrition; nourishment.
State or condition of the nutrition of the body; state of the body with regard to nourishment. ... Origin: L. Nutritura, a nursing, fr. Nutrio, to nourish ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(noo´trĭ-chur″) the status of the body in relation to nutrition.
Nu'tri·ture noun [ Latin nutritura , from nutrir... to nourish.] Nutrition; nourishment. [ Obsolete] Harvey. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′tri-chūr Definitions: 1. State or condition of the nutrition of the body; state of the body with regard to nourishment.
nutriture 1. The status of the body in relation to nutrition, generally or as regards a specific nutrient; such as, protein. 2. The state or condition of the nutritional status of the body with regard to nourishment.