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organotherapy
[ awr-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, awr-gan-oh- ]
noun
- 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
- the treatment of disease with extracts of animal endocrine glands
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Derived Forms
- organotherapeutic, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of organotherapy1
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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.
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The chemical isolation of the hormones is, of course, of interest but may not be as vital to organotherapy as we have thought.
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Organotherapy was as extensively practiced in China as in Egypt.
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