naturopathy

English

Etymology

From nature +‎ -o- +‎ -pathy.

Pronunciation

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Noun

naturopathy (countable and uncountable, plural naturopathies)

1. (alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids synthetic drugs and surgery, while emphasizing the use of natural remedies (plants and the elements) and physical means (massage, acupuncture) to treat illness.

Derived terms

• naturopath
• naturopathic
• naturopathically
• naturopathist

 

Translations

system of therapy

• Bulgarian: природолечение n (prirodolečenie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自然醫學／自然医学 (zìrán yīxué)

• Danish: naturhelbredelse c
• Dutch: natuurgeneeswijze (nl) m or f, natuurgeneeskunde (nl) f
• Finnish: luonnonlääketiede
• French: naturopathie (fr) f
• German: Naturheilkunde f
• Gujarati: નિસર્ગોપચાર (nisargopcār)
• Japanese: 自然療法 (しぜんりょうほう, shizen ryōhō)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: naturopati m

• Russian: натуропа́тия (ru) f (naturopátija), лече́ние есте́ственными сре́дствами n (lečénije jestéstvennymi srédstvami)
• Spanish: naturopatía f
• Swedish: naturmedicin c, naturopatisk medicin c, naturopati c

See also

• homeopathy