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FIBER


subject field: medicine: treatment
originator: Pamela
origination date: 09/04/2002
inputter: Arianne
input date: 09/04/2002
check date: 06/05/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISAFOOD-PART
ANCESTORSALL
FOOD
FOOD-PART
INANIMATE
INGESTIBLE
OBJECT
PHYSICAL-OBJECT
SEPARABLE-ENTITY


English
fiberdefinition: parts of fruits and vegetables that cannot be digested or only partially digested and which promote a healthy digestive tract by preventing constipation. A fiber-rich diet may decrease the risk of colon cancer, as well as other cancers. (en)
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term
bulkdefinition: See fiber (en)
number: mass
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: synonym
roughagedefinition: See fiber (en)
number: mass
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: synonym

Spanish
fibra alimentariadefinition: sustancias presentes en los alimentos que no pueden ser digeridas o solo parcialmente digeridos por los jugos digestivas y que son un factor importante en la prevención de estreñimiento y en el mantenimiento de un sistema digestivo sano. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term