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organotherapy

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

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 British  
/ ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk, ˌɔːɡənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

  • organotherapeutic adjective

Etymology

Origin of organotherapy

First recorded in 1895–1900; organo- + therapy

Example Sentences

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The success was so marked that the German investigator published his cases and, with the public mind interested in organotherapy, they attracted wide-spread attention.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

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