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Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, [1] is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. The term encompasses a broad range of approaches and therapeutic methods that take advantage of the ...
Wiktionary (UK: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ən ər i / ⓘ, WIK-shə-nər-ee; US: / ˈ w ɪ k ʃ ə n ɛr i / ⓘ, WIK-shə-nerr-ee; rhyming with "dictionary") is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms (including words, phrases, proverbs, linguistic reconstructions, etc.) in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages.
Cure – is a substance or procedure that ends a medical condition, such as a medication, a surgical operation, a change in lifestyle or even a philosophical mindset that helps end a person's sufferings; or the state of being healed, or cured.
denotes the academic study or practice of a certain field; the study of Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logíā) base noun for the study of something hematology, urology: lumb(o)-, lumb(a)-of or relating to the part of the trunk between the lowest ribs and the pelvis. Latin lumbus or lumbaris, loin lumbar vertebrae: lymph(o)-lymph: Latin lympha, water ...
The words aceology and iamatology are obscure and obsolete synonyms referring to the study of therapies. The English word therapy comes via Latin therapīa from Ancient Greek: θεραπεία and literally means "curing" or "healing". [1] The term therapeusis is a somewhat archaic doublet of the word therapy.
She adds that using the word “should” can unwittingly lead to feelings of shame, as if they should have already known and done better. Dr. Danda points to one alternative: “I have some ideas ...
A substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease. A substance recognized by an official pharmacopeia or formulary . Biological products are included within this definition and are generally covered by the same laws and regulations, but differences exist regarding their manufacturing processes ...
A panacea (/ p æ n ə ˈ s iː ə /) is any supposed remedy that is claimed (for example) to cure all diseases and prolong life indefinitely.Named after the Greek goddess of universal remedy Panacea, it was in the past sought by alchemists in connection with the elixir of life and the philosopher's stone, a mythical substance that would enable the transmutation of common metals into gold.