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organotherapy

[ awr-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, awr-gan-oh- ]

noun

  1. the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies.


organotherapy

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk; ˌɔːɡənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

  1. the treatment of disease with extracts of animal endocrine glands
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • organotherapeutic, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of organotherapy1

First recorded in 1895–1900; organo- + therapy
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Example Sentences

In those days thyroid organotherapy was in full development, and this drew the attention of physicians to deficient children.

The chemical isolation of the hormones is, of course, of interest but may not be as vital to organotherapy as we have thought.

Organotherapy was as extensively practiced in China as in Egypt.

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