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.
Words nearby organotherapy
organometallic,
organon,
organophosphate,
organosilicon,
organosiloxane,
organotherapy,
organotin,
organotrophic,
organotropism,
organum,
organza
Example sentences from the Web for organotherapy
Organotherapy was as extensively practiced in China as in Egypt.
The Evolution of Modern Medicine |William OslerThe chemical isolation of the hormones is, of course, of interest but may not be as vital to organotherapy as we have thought.
British Dictionary definitions for organotherapy
organotherapy
/ (ˌɔːɡənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /
noun
the treatment of disease with extracts of animal endocrine glands
Derived forms of organotherapy
organotherapeutic (ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjectiveMedical definitions for organotherapy
organotherapy
[ ôr′gə-nō-thĕr′ə-pē, ôr-găn′ō- ]
n.
The treatment of disease with preparations derived from animal endocrine organs or glandular extracts such as insulin and thyroxin.