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

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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

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.