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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A nutraceutical containing live bacteria or yeast that supplements normal gastrointestinal flora, given especially after depletion of flora caused by infection or ingestion of an antibiotic drug.
- noun A bacterium that supplements normal gastrointestinal flora.
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- noun A
food ordietary supplement, such as ayogurt , containing livebacteria for therapeutic reasons. - adjective Describing any dietary supplement that contains live bacteria for therapeutic purposes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
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One is that the regulators are not being strict enough on the use of the term probiotic, and industry is more interested in making money and not doing the necessary clinical studies to show what their product does, "said Reid, former chairman of the
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One is that the regulators are not being strict enough on the use of the term probiotic, and industry is more interested in making money and not doing the necessary clinical studies to show what their product does, "said Reid, former chairman of the
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One is that the regulators are not being strict enough on the use of the term probiotic, and industry is more interested in making money and not doing the necessary clinical studies to show what their product does, "said Reid, former chairman of the
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