Fortification
Fortification (Medicine)
Fortification (pronunciation: /ˌfɔːrtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/) is a term used in medicine to describe the process of strengthening or enhancing the effectiveness of a particular substance or treatment. The term is derived from the Latin word 'fortis', meaning strong, and 'facere', meaning to make.
Etymology
The term 'fortification' comes from the Latin 'fortis', meaning 'strong', and 'facere', meaning 'to make'. In a medical context, it refers to the process of enhancing or strengthening a substance or treatment to improve its effectiveness.
Usage in Medicine
In medicine, fortification is often used in the context of nutrition and dietary supplements. For example, foods may be fortified with vitamins and minerals to enhance their nutritional value. This is particularly common in the case of vitamin D and calcium, which are often added to dairy products to promote bone health.
Fortification can also refer to the process of enhancing the effectiveness of a drug or treatment. For example, a chemotherapy drug may be fortified with other substances to improve its ability to kill cancer cells.
Related Terms
- Nutrition: The process by which organisms take in and utilize food material.
- Dietary Supplements: Products intended to supplement the diet that contain one or more dietary ingredients.
- Vitamin D: A group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate.
- Calcium: A chemical element necessary for living organisms, including humans.
- Chemotherapy: A type of cancer treatment that uses one or more anti-cancer drugs.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fortification
- Wikipedia's article - Fortification
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski