Medical Dictionary
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Sip·py diet Pronunciation:
'sip-E- Function:
noun : a bland diet for the treatment of peptic ulcer consisting mainly of measured amountsof milk and cream, farina, and egg taken at regular hourly intervals for a specified period of time
Sippy,
Bertram Welton (1866–1924), American physician. Sippy was aprofessor of medicine at Rush Medical College in Chicago. In 1915 he published a description of his special diet for the treatment of peptic ulcer.
