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单词 organotherapy
释义

organotherapy

[ awr-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, awr-gan-oh- ]
/ ˌɔr gə noʊˈθɛr ə pi, ɔrˌgæn oʊ- /

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.

Origin of organotherapy

First recorded in 1895–1900; organo- + therapy

Words nearby organotherapy

organometallic, organon, organophosphate, organosilicon, organosiloxane, organotherapy, organotin, organotrophic, organotropism, organ pipe, organ-pipe cactus
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Example sentences from the Web for organotherapy

  • Organotherapy was as extensively practiced in China as in Egypt.

    The Evolution of Modern Medicine|William Osler
  • The chemical isolation of the hormones is, of course, of interest but may not be as vital to organotherapy as we have thought.

    The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for organotherapy

organotherapy
/ (ˌɔːɡənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

the treatment of disease with extracts of animal endocrine glands

Derived forms of organotherapy

organotherapeutic (ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective
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

Medical definitions for organotherapy

organotherapy
[ ôr′gə-nō-thĕrə-pē, ôr-găn′ō- ]

n.

The treatment of disease with preparations derived from animal endocrine organs or glandular extracts such as insulin and thyroxin.

Other words from organotherapy

or′gan•o•ther′a•peutic (-thĕr′ə-pyōōtĭk) adj.
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