postprandial

WOTD – 13 May 2006    

English

Alternative forms

• post-prandial

Etymology

post- +‎ prandial.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pəʊstˈprændɪəl/

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Adjective

postprandial (not comparable)

1. after a meal, especially after dinner
   • For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

Derived terms

• idiopathic postprandial syndrome

Translations

after a meal

• Estonian: söömingujärgne (et)
• French: après le repas (postprandial or post-prandial is used in the medical sense; it is also—rarely—used in the colloquial sense)

• Russian: послеобеденный (ru) (posl'eob'éd'ennyj)
• Spanish: posprandial (es), de sobremesa (at the table), después de comer