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

/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ; ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk /

noun

1. the treatment of disease with extracts of animal endocrine glands

Derived Forms

• organotherapeutic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of organotherapy¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; organo- + therapy

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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