Medical Definition of Sparing action

1. The manner in which a nonessential nutritive component, by its presence in the diet, lowers the dietary requirement for an essential component; thus, nonessential l-cysteine spares essential l-methionine and nonessential l-tyrosine spares essential l-phenylalanine. Synonym: sparing phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sparing Action

sparge
sparge pipe
sparged
spargefaction
spargefactions
sparger
spargers
sparges
sparging
sparhawk
sparhawks
sparid
sparid fish
sparids
sparing
sparing action (current term)
sparing phenomenon
sparingly
sparingness
spark
spark advance
spark arrester
spark chamber
spark coil
spark counter
spark gap
spark gaps
spark knock
spark knocks
spark lever

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