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retinol Definition

reti·nol (ret′'n ôl′, -äl′, -ōl′)

noun

vitamin A

retinol Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • intake: Despite this, overall retinol intake is still lower in comparison with the 1986/7 survey.
  • equivalent: Vitamin A is measured in retinol equivalents ( RE ) which allows the different forms of vitamin A to be compared.
  • level: Serum retinol level was strongly associated with duration in the home P 0.0001 but not with the nutritional status score.

Noun used with modifier

  • serum: Ocular examination, anthropometric measurement and serum retinol analysis were carried out.