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Definition of postprandial in English: postprandialadjective pəʊs(t)ˈprandɪəlˌpoʊs(t)ˈprændiəl humorous, formal 1During or relating to the period after dinner or lunch. 〈正式或幽默〉餐后的；午饭后的 we were jolted from our postprandial torpor 我们从餐后的混沌状态中给惊醒了。 Example sentencesExamples - I'm sure I am not alone in finding that extra-thick part at the base of a chocolate egg far too much for a child's delicate palate, and just right for a postprandial petit-four.
- Along with a couple of beers and a postprandial Metaxa and coffee, our bill came to a total of 28 leva, including a few leva for a tip.
- He was a man of routine and having dined with his elder son, Robert, he retired as usual for his postprandial nap - only last Monday he did not wake up.
- This, whispers Her Ladyship, is where Her Majesty the Queen brings her most distinguished dinner guests for their postprandial entertainment.
- These data suggest that gene-diet interactions are important for handling of lipoproteins in the postprandial period.
- 1.1Medicine Occurring or done after a meal.
〔医〕饭后的 an annual postprandial blood glucose test Example sentencesExamples - The glycemic index of a carbohydrate is a measure of its postprandial effect on blood glucose.
- In patients who required insulin therapy during pregnancy, it is reasonable to check fasting and two-hour postprandial glucose levels before hospital discharge.
- Psyllium incorporated into foods, such as pasta, and isolated psyllium when added to a test meal has been shown to reduce postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations.
- Regular insulin must be injected 30 to 60 minutes before the meal to match postprandial glucose influx.
- After meals, when postprandial blood glucose levels are high, liver glucokinase is significantly active, which causes the liver preferentially to trap and to store circulating glucose.
OriginEarly 19th century: from post- 'after' + Latin prandium 'a meal' + -al. Definition of postprandial in US English: postprandialadjectiveˌpōs(t)ˈprandēəlˌpoʊs(t)ˈprændiəl formal, humorous 1During or relating to the period after dinner or lunch. 〈正式或幽默〉餐后的；午饭后的 we were jolted from our postprandial torpor 我们从餐后的混沌状态中给惊醒了。 Example sentencesExamples - Along with a couple of beers and a postprandial Metaxa and coffee, our bill came to a total of 28 leva, including a few leva for a tip.
- These data suggest that gene-diet interactions are important for handling of lipoproteins in the postprandial period.
- He was a man of routine and having dined with his elder son, Robert, he retired as usual for his postprandial nap - only last Monday he did not wake up.
- This, whispers Her Ladyship, is where Her Majesty the Queen brings her most distinguished dinner guests for their postprandial entertainment.
- I'm sure I am not alone in finding that extra-thick part at the base of a chocolate egg far too much for a child's delicate palate, and just right for a postprandial petit-four.
- 1.1Medicine Occurring after a meal.
〔医〕饭后的 Example sentencesExamples - Regular insulin must be injected 30 to 60 minutes before the meal to match postprandial glucose influx.
- The glycemic index of a carbohydrate is a measure of its postprandial effect on blood glucose.
- After meals, when postprandial blood glucose levels are high, liver glucokinase is significantly active, which causes the liver preferentially to trap and to store circulating glucose.
- In patients who required insulin therapy during pregnancy, it is reasonable to check fasting and two-hour postprandial glucose levels before hospital discharge.
- Psyllium incorporated into foods, such as pasta, and isolated psyllium when added to a test meal has been shown to reduce postprandial glucose and insulin concentrations.
OriginEarly 19th century: from post- ‘after’ + Latin prandium ‘a meal’ + -al. |