Probiotikum
German
Etymology
pro- + Ancient Greek βιωτικός (biōtikós), from Ancient Greek βίος (bíos, “life”).
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Noun
Probiotikum n (strong, genitive Probiotikums, plural Probiotika)
- (microbiology) probiotic (food or dietary supplement containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons)
- Die nachgewiesenen Zusammenhänge zwischen Darmmikrobiota und Gesundheit haben großes Interesse an der Modulation der Darmmikrobiota durch die Verabreichung von Prä- oder Probiotika zur Vorbeugung und Behandlung einiger Krankheiten geweckt.
- The relationships demonstrated between gut microbiota and health have aroused great interest in gut microbiota modulation through administration of pre‐ or probiotics for prevention and treatment of some diseases.
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Further reading
- “Probiotikum” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Probiotikum” in Duden online
Probiotikum on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- ZDG article
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