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alternative medicine
alternative medicine


sun

en-verb

sun (third-person singular simple present suns, present participle sunning, simple past and past participle sunned)

suns (present singular third-person)
sunning (participle present)
sunned (participle past)
sunned (past)

From Middle English sonne, sunne, from Old English sunne, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ, from heteroclitic inanimate Proto-Indo-European *sh₂wen-, oblique of Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”). See also Saterland Frisian Sunne, West Frisian sinne, German Low German Sünn, Dutch zon, German Sonne, Icelandic sunna; outside of Germanic, Welsh huan, Sanskrit स्वर् (svàr), Avestan 𐬓𐬇𐬧𐬔 (xᵛə̄ṇg)). Related to sol, Sol, Surya, and Helios. More at solar.

(intransitive, alternative medicine) To expose the eyes to the sun as part of the Bates method.


qigong

en-noun

qigong (usually uncountable, plural qigongs)

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 氣功 /气功 (qìgōng, “breath work, qi work”).

bor

Some people may suddenly speak a language and speak it quite fluently. However, it is not a language of human society. What can it be called? It can be called "cosmic language" (宇宙語). Actually it is nothing but a language of subtle beings in a space only a little bit higher than ours. Now quite a few of qigong practitioners in China have had such an experience. Some can even speak several such languages.

1998 May, Li HongZhi, CHINA FALUN GONG (REVISED EDITION) (English Version), Hong Kong: Falun Fo Fa Publishing Co., →ISBN, →OCLC, page 29:

My patients laud qigong as a stressbuster and cure for pesky chronic symptoms that baffle doctors.

2004, Judith Orloff, Positive Energy, page 112:

(fitness, alternative medicine) A Chinese system of breathing control, physical exercise and meditation.


qigong

(alternative medicine) qigong (a Chinese system of body movement and meditation)


湯

湯: Hán Việt readings: thang (canonical)
sương (canonical)
thãng 湯: Nôm readings: than (canonical)

(alternative medicine) chữ Hán form of thang (“a dose of herbal medicine”).


chakra

/ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə/

From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, and wheel.

dbt

In the etheric body of a yogini in meditation, the polarity is, therefore, not between the brain and the genitals, the second and sixth chakras, but between the inner sexuality of the womb and the heart.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 19:

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.


chakra

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.


osteopath

(alternative medicine) A non-physician healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles. Not to be confused with Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) (also known as osteopathic physicians) who are full physicians like Doctors of Medicine (M.D.).

остеопат

medicine: a healthcare practitioner who practices osteopathy by manipulating the skeleton and muscles


osteopathy

en-noun

osteopathy (countable and uncountable, plural osteopathies)

Coordinate term: osteopathic medicine (contradistinguished)

(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.


thang

(alternative medicine) a prescribed dose of Chinese or Vietnamese medicine


ama

ama (countable and uncountable, plural amas)

(Received Pronunciation, General American) -ɑːmə

(Ayurveda) A toxic byproduct of improper or incomplete digestion.


energy field

The state of your energy field indicates that you are emotionally troubled.

(alternative medicine) The spiritual or etheric energy produced by an individual living being.


iridology

(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the diagnosis of body ailments through the examination of the iris of the human eye.


aromatherapy

aromatherapy (countable and uncountable, plural aromatherapies)

/əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/

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(alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health.


naturopathy

naturopathy (countable and uncountable, plural naturopathies)

(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.


reflexology

reflexology (usually uncountable, plural reflexologies)

From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian.

Reflexology is based on the idea that different points on the feet correlate to different points in the body and by gentle massage of the feet one can heal the body, unblock energy and ease stress.

2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 156:

complementary medicine
complementary medicine

(alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health.


банка

uk-noun

((ба́нка<*>,ба́нка<c*>))

ба́нка • (bánka) f inan (genitive ба́нки, nominative plural ба́нки or банки́, genitive plural ба́нок or бано́к)

ба́нка (canonical)
bánka (romanization)
ба́нки (genitive)
ба́нки (nominative plural)
банки́ (nominative plural)
ба́нок (genitive plural)
бано́к (genitive plural)
ба́нка (nominative singular)
ба́нки (nominative plural)
банки́ (nominative plural)
ба́нки (genitive singular)
ба́нок (genitive plural)
бано́к (genitive plural)
ба́нці (dative singular)
ба́нкам (dative plural)
банка́м (dative plural)
ба́нку (accusative singular)
ба́нки (accusative plural)
банки́ (accusative plural)
ба́нкою (instrumental singular)
ба́нками (instrumental plural)
банка́ми (instrumental plural)
ба́нці (locative singular)
ба́нках (locative plural)
банка́х (locative plural)
ба́нко (singular vocative)
ба́нки (plural vocative)
банки́ (plural vocative)

uk-ndecl

((ба́нка<*>,ба́нка<c*>))

uk:Мельничук Олександр Савич
uk:банка

Borrowed from Russian ба́нка (bánka), from Ukrainian ба́нька (bánʹka) or Polish bańka, from Proto-Slavic *banъka.

(alternative medicine, usually in the plural) cupping glass, cup (for cupping therapy)


shooter

From Middle English schoter, schuter, schotter, scheter, schetare, scheotere, from Old English sċēotere (“shooter”), equivalent to shoot + -er. Compare Dutch schieter, schutter (“shooter”), German Schießer (“shooter”), Swedish skjutare, West Frisian sjitter (“shooter”).

(alternative medicine) A device supposed to accumulate orgone.


chiropractic

/ˌkaɪɹəˈpɹæktɪk/

From chiro- (“hand”) + practic; from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).

(alternative medicine) A system of health care involving manipulation of the spinal column and other body structures, for the purpose of alleviating neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction.


mesotherapy

en-noun

mesotherapy (usually uncountable, plural mesotherapies)

(alternative medicine) Any treatment that involves the injection of vitamins or other substances into the mesoderm of the skin


aromatherapist

(alternative medicine) A practitioner of aromatherapy.


hydrotherapy

hydrotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural hydrotherapies)

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(alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for the treatment of disease and for the soothing of pain.

hidroteràpia

technique that uses water for the treatment of disease


nóng

From Proto-Vietic *p-ɗuŋʔ ~ *p-ruŋʔ (“hot”).

Dưa hấu nóng lắm. Đừng có ăn nhiều quá.
Dưa hấu thì "nóng" kiểu gì?
Don't eat too much watermelon. It's a "hot" food.
How in the world is watermelon "hot"?

(alternative medicine, of food and drink) causing the body to be nhiệt (literally “heated”)


生姜

ja-noun

生(しょう)姜(きょう) • (shōkyō)

生姜末

Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale#Translingual

(alternative medicine, herbs) ginger root (rhizome of Zingiber officinale used as herbal medicine)


cao

da cao

tức cao slưa

(alternative medicine) a tonic made from animal flesh or bone


cao

Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 (“fat; grease; oil”).

vi-etym-sino

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cao mèo

cao hổ cốt

Bạch Hổ Hoạt Lạc Cao

(alternative medicine) a tonic, balm or cream made from animal flesh or bone


adaptogen

Borrowed from Russian адаптоген (adaptogen), coined by Soviet toxicologist and pharmacologist Nikolai Vasilyevich Lazarev, equivalent to adapt + -o- + -gen.

coin

As members sipped from their glasses, Joey Rubin, a leader of the group’s Los Angeles chapter, explained that the drink contained adaptogens, herbs said to increase focus and stimulate creativity.

2022 March 2, Erin Woo, Kevin Roose, “This Social Club Runs On Crypto Tokens and Vibes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(alternative medicine) Any natural herbal substance, such as ginseng, that is purported to assist the body to adapt to stress, and to exert a normalizing effect upon body functions.

適應原 /适应原

herbal substance with a normalizing effect upon body functions


adaptogen

adaptogen (nominative singular)
adaptogeny (nominative plural)
adaptogenu (genitive singular)
adaptogenów (genitive plural)
adaptogenowi (dative singular)
adaptogenom (dative plural)
adaptogen (accusative singular)
adaptogeny (accusative plural)
adaptogenem (instrumental singular)
adaptogenami (instrumental plural)
adaptogenie (locative singular)
adaptogenach (locative plural)
adaptogenie (singular vocative)
adaptogeny (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Russian адаптоген (adaptogen), coined by Soviet toxicologist and pharmacologist Nikolai Vasilyevich Lazarev. By surface analysis, adaptować + -o- + -gen First attested in 2000.

ref

Pęzik, Piotr, Przepiórkowski, A., Bańko, M., Górski, R., Lewandowska-Tomaszczyk, B (2012) Wyszukiwarka PELCRA dla danych NKJP. Narodowy Korpus Języka Polskiego [National Polish Language Corpus, PELCRA search engine], Wydawnictwo PWN


aromaterapia

(alternative medicine) aromatherapy (therapy using fragrances)


meridiano

eo-head

meridiano (accusative singular meridianon, plural meridianoj, accusative plural meridianojn)

meridianon (accusative singular)
meridianoj (plural)
meridianojn (accusative plural)

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(alternative medicine, traditional Chinese medicine) meridian


meridiano

(alternative medicine) meridian (pathway along which acupoints are distributed)


trikatu

(Ayurveda) A digestive stimulant consisting of equal parts ginger root, black pepper, and long pepper.


chacra

Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel, circle, point”). Doublet of ciclo.

bor+

(Hinduism, Ayurveda) chakra (spiritual energy nexus)


naturopathic

(alternative medicine) Relating to naturopathy or to naturopaths


naturopath

Immediately after his gall-bladder operation he got out of bed and dide fifty push-ups—his own naturopath.

1976 September, Saul Bellow, Humboldt’s Gift, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 46:

(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer


biopsychosocial

en-adj

biopsychosocial (comparative more biopsychosocial, superlative most biopsychosocial)

more biopsychosocial (comparative)
most biopsychosocial (superlative)

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(chiefly alternative medicine) Relating to the idea that the mind and the body are inseparable entities.


acupoint

Blend of acupuncture + point. By surface analysis, acu- + point.

An important aspect of the "barefoot doctors" treatment is G-Jo. G-Jo rests on the same philosophy as acupuncture, acupressure, Shiatsu and the other acupoint stimulation therapies.

1979, George J. Feiss, Mind Therapies, Body Therapies, page 59:

(alternative medicine) A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied.

穴位

a specific point on the body where acupuncture is applied


ear candling

(alternative medicine) An alternative medicine practice supposed to assist the natural clearing of earwax from a person's ear, involving lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the ear canal.


ear candle

(alternative medicine) A hollow candle used in certain alternative medicine practices to assist the natural clearing of earwax.


osteopatia

(alternative medicine) osteopathy (manipulation of bones and muscles)


氣功

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (氣功):
* → Japanese: 気(き)功(こう) (kikō)
* → Korean: 기공(氣功) (gigong)
* → Vietnamese: khí công (氣功)

Others

→ English: qigong (via Mandarin)

desc

→ Thai: ชี่กง

→ Thai: ชี่กง (via Mandarin)

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ kuŋ²⁴/

/hei̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ koŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴ kuŋ²⁴/

/hei̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kɔŋ³³/

/kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kaŋ³³/

/kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰi³³ koŋ⁴⁴/


chromotherapy

en-noun

chromotherapy (usually uncountable, plural chromotherapies)

(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine involving the therapeutic use of colour and light.


marma

From Hindi मर्म (marm, “heart”), from Sanskrit मर्मन् (marman).

(Ayurveda) A special, sensitive point on the body.


marma

(Ayurveda) marma (a special, sensitive point on the body)


oligotherapy

(alternative medicine) The supposed therapeutic use of trace elements.

terapeutyczne użycie pierwiastków śladowych


uropathy

uropathy (countable and uncountable, plural uropathies)

(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of urine; urine therapy.


aromatherapeutic

(alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to aromatherapy


naturopata

naturopata (nominative singular)
naturopaci (nominative plural)
naturopaty (derogatory nominative plural)
naturopaty (genitive singular)
naturopatów (genitive plural)
naturopacie (dative singular)
naturopatom (dative plural)
naturopatę (accusative singular)
naturopatów (accusative plural)
naturopatą (instrumental singular)
naturopatami (instrumental plural)
naturopacie (locative singular)
naturopatach (locative plural)
naturopato (singular vocative)
naturopaci (plural vocative)

Coordinate term: znachor


bioterapeuta

pl-noun

bioterapeuta m pers (female equivalent bioterapeutka)

bioterapeutka (feminine)
bioterapeuta (nominative singular)
bioterapeuci (nominative plural)
bioterapeuty (derogatory nominative plural)
bioterapeuty (genitive singular)
bioterapeutów (genitive plural)
bioterapeucie (dative singular)
bioterapeutom (dative plural)
bioterapeutę (accusative singular)
bioterapeutów (accusative plural)
bioterapeutą (instrumental singular)
bioterapeutami (instrumental plural)
bioterapeucie (locative singular)
bioterapeutach (locative plural)
bioterapeuto (singular vocative)
bioterapeuci (plural vocative)

From bio- + terapeuta. First attested in 1979.

rady bioterapeutów

bioterapeuta radzi

bioterapeuta twierdzi

(alternative medicine) energy medicine healer


bioterapia

bioterapia (nominative singular)
bioterapii (genitive singular)
bioterapii (dative singular)
bioterapię (accusative singular)
bioterapią (instrumental singular)
bioterapii (locative singular)
bioterapio (singular vocative)

From bio- + terapia. First attested in 1959.


gió

head

逾, 𩖅, 𩙋, 𩙌, 𩙍, 𫕲, 𫖾, 𫗃, 𫗄

mkh-mvi-noun

逾, 𩖅, 𩙋, 𩙌, 𩙍, 𫕲, 𫖾, 𫗃, 𫗄

(classifier cơn) gió (逾, 𩖅, 𩙋, 𩙌, 𩙍, 𫕲, 𫖾, 𫗃, 𫗄)

cơn (classifier)
逾 (CJK)
𩖅 (CJK)
𩙋 (CJK)
𩙌 (CJK)
𩙍 (CJK)
𫕲 (CJK)
𫖾 (CJK)
𫗃 (CJK)
𫗄 (CJK)

Vietnamese: gió

From Proto-Vietic *k-jɔːʔ ~ *kʰjɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kjaal.

(alternative medicine) harmful elements that are believed to cause fevers, especially if the patient is exposed to a lot of wind, commonly thought of as actual harmful winds that can penetrate the body and that can be guarded against with silver-coated necklaces, wristbands or ankle bands


gió

head

俞, 愈, 𪬪, 𫗄, 𫗃, 𩙍, 𫖾, 𩙌, 𩙋, 𫕲, 逾, 𩖅

vi-noun

俞, 愈, 𪬪, 𫗄, 𫗃, 𩙍, 𫖾, 𩙌, 𩙋, 𫕲, 逾, 𩖅

(classifier cơn, ngọn, con, luồng, làn) gió • (俞, 愈, 𪬪, 𫗄, 𫗃, 𩙍, 𫖾, 𩙌, 𩙋, 𫕲, 逾, 𩖅)

cơn (classifier)
ngọn (classifier)
con (classifier)
luồng (classifier)
làn (classifier)
俞 (CJK)
愈 (CJK)
𪬪 (CJK)
𫗄 (CJK)
𫗃 (CJK)
𩙍 (CJK)
𫖾 (CJK)
𩙌 (CJK)
𩙋 (CJK)
𫕲 (CJK)
逾 (CJK)
𩖅 (CJK)

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From Proto-Vietic *k-jɔːʔ ~ *kʰjɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kjaal. Cognate with Muong xỏ, Arem kajɑːʔ, Pacoh cudyial, Khmer ខ្យល់ (khyɑl), Bahnar kial and Santali ᱦᱚᱭ (hôy).
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𪬪, composed of 个 (MC kaH) + 愈 (MC yuX) (modern SV: cá dũ), and 愈 (MC yuX) (modern SV: dũ). Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 教 (MC kaewH) (compare the Sino-Korean and Sino-Japanese readings of the character). Attested as gió in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).
The rime of the Vietic and Munda forms (with back, rounded vowel) does not really match with the rest of Austroasiatic (which has *-aːl) and is probably one of the few identifiable Vieto-Munda isoglosses. Compare Juang kojo, Chut [Rục] kəjɔː³ vs. Old Mon kyāl, Talieng kjaːl.

Yếu mà còn ra gió.

You go out into the wind even though you're weak. / Don't expose yourself to the wind if you're so weak. / Don't try to do daring things if you really can't.


mạch

bắt mạch

(medicine, especially alternative medicine) a pulse


crenotherapy

(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam.


crystal healing

Demonstrated by experienced professionals, the fair will provide the opportunity to learn about unique healing methods such as Chakra Healing, Sound Therapy, Reiki, Kinesiology and Crystal Healing.

2023 December 21, The Central Coast Community News, NSW, page 16, column 2:

(alternative medicine) The practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of crystals to cure illness.


lộc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鹿 (“deer”). Its usage in Vietnamese most likely started as a short form of 鹿茸 (lộc nhung, “velvet antler”), then shifted to "bud".
Not related to the etymology above. Nevertheless, due to homophony with etymology 1, it gained cultural significance as a symbol for prosperity.

[ləwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ləwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ləwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

lộc nai

(alternative medicine, uncommon) velvet antler


châm cứu

[t͡ɕəm˧˧ kiw˧˦]

[t͡ɕəm˧˧ kɨw˨˩˦]

[cəm˧˧ kɨw˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 針灸, composed of 針 (“needle”) and 灸 (“moxibustion”).


colorpuncture

(alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine in which coloured light is shone on acupoints.


ichthyotherapy

(alternative medicine) The use of fish for therapeutic treatment, especially for cleaning wounds.


gemmotherapy

en-noun

gemmotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural gemmotherapies)

(alternative medicine) The use of remedies made from the embryonic tissue of various trees and shrubs, or other meristematic parts


nhiệt

(alternative medicine) having "hot" qi in your body which makes you susceptible to acne, etc.


ĉakro

eo-head

ĉakro (accusative singular ĉakron, plural ĉakroj, accusative plural ĉakrojn)

ĉakron (accusative singular)
ĉakroj (plural)
ĉakrojn (accusative plural)

From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, circle, point”).

bor

Ofte oni ligas la gorĝan ĉakron ankaŭ al la intuicio, sed mi preferas ligi tion al la 6-a ĉakro.

2008 March 9, “La 5-a ĉakro estas la Viŝuda”, in Ĉakroj ĉiutago, archived from the original on 2016-03-04:

Often one links the throat chakra also to the intuition, but I prefer to link that to the 6th chakra.


hexagonal water

(alternative medicine) Water claimed to have a six-sided ring structure which resonates with energetic vibrations of the body.


ferrotherapy

(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of iron compounds


ozone therapy

en-noun

ozone therapy (usually uncountable, plural ozone therapies)

(alternative medicine) A treatment that purports to increase the amount of oxygen to the body through the introduction of ozone by various means.


antineoplaston

pt-noun

antineoplaston m (plural antineoplastons)

(alternative medicine) antineoplaston (any of a group of peptides and other compounds used in alternative cancer treatment)


assemblage point

en-noun

assemblage point (plural assemblage points)

(alternative medicine) Any vortex of an energy field (including but not limited to any given organism).


kiropraktor

kiropraktoren (definite singular)
kiropraktorer (indefinite plural)
kiropraktorene (definite plural)


kiropraktor

kiropraktoren (definite singular)
kiropraktorar (indefinite plural)
kiropraktorane (definite plural)


kiropraktor

kiropraktor (indefinite nominative singular)
kiropraktors (genitive indefinite singular)
kiropraktorn (definite nominative singular)
kiropraktorns (definite genitive singular)
kiropraktorer (indefinite nominative plural)
kiropraktorers (genitive indefinite plural)
kiropraktorerna (definite nominative plural)
kiropraktorernas (definite genitive plural)


kranio-sakraaliterapia

kranio-sakraaliterapia (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiat (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapia (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiat (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapian (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiat (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapian (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiden (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitten (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiain (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaa (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioita (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassa (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissa (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasta (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioista (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaan (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihin (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialla (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioilla (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialta (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioilta (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialle (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioille (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiana (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioina (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaksi (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiksi (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiatta (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitta (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiani (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioideni (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitteni (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaini (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaani (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitani (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassani (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissani (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastani (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistani (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaani (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihini (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallani (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillani (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtani (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltani (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialleni (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioilleni (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianani (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinani (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiakseni (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioikseni (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattani (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittani (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioineni (comitative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiasi (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioidesi (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittesi (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaisi (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaasi (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitasi (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassasi (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissasi (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastasi (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistasi (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaasi (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihisi (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallasi (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillasi (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtasi (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltasi (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallesi (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillesi (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianasi (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinasi (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaksesi (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiksesi (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattasi (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittasi (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinesi (comitative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiamme (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioidemme (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittemme (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaimme (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaamme (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitamme (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassamme (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissamme (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastamme (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistamme (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaamme (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihimme (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallamme (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillamme (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtamme (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltamme (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallemme (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillemme (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianamme (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinamme (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaksemme (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiksemme (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattamme (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittamme (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinemme (comitative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianne (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioidenne (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittenne (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiainne (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaanne (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitanne (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassanne (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissanne (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastanne (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistanne (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaanne (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihinne (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallanne (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillanne (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtanne (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltanne (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallenne (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillenne (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiananne (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinanne (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaksenne (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiksenne (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattanne (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittanne (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinenne (comitative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (accusative nominative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (accusative nominative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (accusative genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (accusative genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiansa (genitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioidensa (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittensa (genitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiainsa (genitive plural rare)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaansa (partitive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitaan (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioitansa (partitive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassaan (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiassansa (inessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissaan (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioissansa (inessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastaan (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiastansa (elative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistaan (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioistansa (elative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaansa (illative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioihinsa (illative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallaan (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallansa (adessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillaan (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillansa (adessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtaan (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapialtansa (ablative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltaan (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiltansa (ablative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapialleen (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiallensa (allative singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioilleen (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioillensa (allative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapianaan (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapianansa (essive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinaan (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinansa (essive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapiakseen (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiaksensa (singular translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioikseen (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapioiksensa (plural translative)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattaan (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapiattansa (abessive singular)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittaan (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioittansa (abessive plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioineen (comitative plural)
kranio-sakraaliterapioinensa (comitative plural)

[ˈkrɑ̝nio̞ˌs̠ɑ̝krɑ̝ːliˌt̪e̞rɑ̝ˌpiɑ̝]

craniosacral therapy
craniosacral therapy

(alternative medicine) craniosacral therapy


craniosacral therapy

craniosacral therapy (usually uncountable, plural craniosacral therapies)

(alternative medicine) A form of therapy applying therapeutic touch to regulate the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and thus improving the patient's overall well-being.


acuponto

(alternative medicine) acupoint (a specific point on the body where acupuncture is applied)


leaky gut syndrome

(alternative medicine) A supposed medical condition where an altered or damaged bowel lining or gut wall allows substances such as toxins, microbes, undigested food, or waste to leak through, triggering an immune reaction and leading to other disorders.


alopata

alopata (nominative singular)
alopaci (nominative plural)
alopaty (derogatory nominative plural)
alopaty (genitive singular)
alopatów (genitive plural)
alopacie (dative singular)
alopatom (dative plural)
alopatę (accusative singular)
alopatów (accusative plural)
alopatą (instrumental singular)
alopatami (instrumental plural)
alopacie (locative singular)
alopatach (locative plural)
alopato (singular vocative)
alopaci (plural vocative)

Borrowed from French allopathe. By surface analysis, alo- + -pata. First attested in 1840.

ref

Henryk Ignacy Suchecki (1840) Duch hydropatyi czyli Wykład sposobu jakim leczy wodą zimną Pryśnic w Grefenbergu : po myślach J. H. Rausego (in Polish), page 3

(alternative medicine) allopathist, allopath


alopatia

alopatia (nominative singular)
alopatii (genitive singular)
alopatii (dative singular)
alopatię (accusative singular)
alopatią (instrumental singular)
alopatii (locative singular)
alopatio (singular vocative)

Borrowed from French allopathie. By surface analysis, alo- + -patia. First attested in 1840.

(alternative medicine) allopathy (system of alternative medicine that treats symptoms with substances that produce the opposite effect)


magnetismo animal

(alternative medicine) animal magnetism (magnetic fluid or ethereal medium said to reside in the bodies of animate beings)


aromaterapêutico

pt-adj

aromaterapêutico (feminine aromaterapêutica, masculine plural aromaterapêuticos, feminine plural aromaterapêuticas)

aromaterapêutica (feminine)
aromaterapêuticos (masculine plural)
aromaterapêuticas (feminine plural)

(alternative medicine) aromatherapeutic (of or relating to aromatherapy)


aromaterápico

aromaterápico (feminine aromaterápica, masculine plural aromaterápicos, feminine plural aromaterápicas)

aromaterápica (feminine)
aromaterápicos (masculine plural)
aromaterápicas (feminine plural)


aromaterapeuta

pt-noun

aromaterapeuta m or f by sense (plural aromaterapeutas)

(alternative medicine) aromatherapist (practitioner of aromatherapy)


vol coqueluche

fr-noun

vol coqueluche m (plural vols coqueluche)

(alternative medicine) a European climatotherapy for whooping cough, that involves a flight consisting of a rapid ascent to 3—3.5km up, staying there for 3/4—1 hour, descent to 1.5km and then landing


EAV

Electroacupuncture according to Voll
w:Electroacupuncture according to Voll

(alternative medicine) Initialism of Electroacupuncture according to Voll.


healing crisis

(alternative medicine) An acute worsening of health during the process of healing, brought about by the elimination of toxins from the body.


akupiste

akupiste (nominative singular)
akupisteet (nominative plural)
akupiste (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteet (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteen (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteet (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteen (genitive singular)
akupisteiden (genitive plural)
akupisteitten (genitive plural)
akupistettä (partitive singular)
akupisteitä (partitive plural)
akupisteessä (inessive singular)
akupisteissä (inessive plural)
akupisteestä (elative singular)
akupisteistä (elative plural)
akupisteeseen (illative singular)
akupisteisiin (illative plural)
akupisteihin (illative plural)
akupisteellä (adessive singular)
akupisteillä (adessive plural)
akupisteeltä (ablative singular)
akupisteiltä (ablative plural)
akupisteelle (allative singular)
akupisteille (allative plural)
akupisteenä (essive singular)
akupisteinä (essive plural)
akupisteeksi (singular translative)
akupisteiksi (plural translative)
akupisteettä (abessive singular)
akupisteittä (abessive plural)
akupistein (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
akupisteeni (nominative singular)
akupisteeni (nominative plural)
akupisteeni (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteeni (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteeni (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteeni (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteeni (genitive singular)
akupisteideni (genitive plural)
akupisteitteni (genitive plural)
akupistettäni (partitive singular)
akupisteitäni (partitive plural)
akupisteessäni (inessive singular)
akupisteissäni (inessive plural)
akupisteestäni (elative singular)
akupisteistäni (elative plural)
akupisteeseeni (illative singular)
akupisteisiini (illative plural)
akupisteihini (illative plural)
akupisteelläni (adessive singular)
akupisteilläni (adessive plural)
akupisteeltäni (ablative singular)
akupisteiltäni (ablative plural)
akupisteelleni (allative singular)
akupisteilleni (allative plural)
akupisteenäni (essive singular)
akupisteinäni (essive plural)
akupisteekseni (singular translative)
akupisteikseni (plural translative)
akupisteettäni (abessive singular)
akupisteittäni (abessive plural)
akupisteineni (comitative plural)
akupisteesi (nominative singular)
akupisteesi (nominative plural)
akupisteesi (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteesi (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteesi (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteesi (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteesi (genitive singular)
akupisteidesi (genitive plural)
akupisteittesi (genitive plural)
akupistettäsi (partitive singular)
akupisteitäsi (partitive plural)
akupisteessäsi (inessive singular)
akupisteissäsi (inessive plural)
akupisteestäsi (elative singular)
akupisteistäsi (elative plural)
akupisteeseesi (illative singular)
akupisteisiisi (illative plural)
akupisteihisi (illative plural)
akupisteelläsi (adessive singular)
akupisteilläsi (adessive plural)
akupisteeltäsi (ablative singular)
akupisteiltäsi (ablative plural)
akupisteellesi (allative singular)
akupisteillesi (allative plural)
akupisteenäsi (essive singular)
akupisteinäsi (essive plural)
akupisteeksesi (singular translative)
akupisteiksesi (plural translative)
akupisteettäsi (abessive singular)
akupisteittäsi (abessive plural)
akupisteinesi (comitative plural)
akupisteemme (nominative singular)
akupisteemme (nominative plural)
akupisteemme (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteemme (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteemme (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteemme (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteemme (genitive singular)
akupisteidemme (genitive plural)
akupisteittemme (genitive plural)
akupistettämme (partitive singular)
akupisteitämme (partitive plural)
akupisteessämme (inessive singular)
akupisteissämme (inessive plural)
akupisteestämme (elative singular)
akupisteistämme (elative plural)
akupisteeseemme (illative singular)
akupisteisiimme (illative plural)
akupisteihimme (illative plural)
akupisteellämme (adessive singular)
akupisteillämme (adessive plural)
akupisteeltämme (ablative singular)
akupisteiltämme (ablative plural)
akupisteellemme (allative singular)
akupisteillemme (allative plural)
akupisteenämme (essive singular)
akupisteinämme (essive plural)
akupisteeksemme (singular translative)
akupisteiksemme (plural translative)
akupisteettämme (abessive singular)
akupisteittämme (abessive plural)
akupisteinemme (comitative plural)
akupisteenne (nominative singular)
akupisteenne (nominative plural)
akupisteenne (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteenne (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteenne (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteenne (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteenne (genitive singular)
akupisteidenne (genitive plural)
akupisteittenne (genitive plural)
akupistettänne (partitive singular)
akupisteitänne (partitive plural)
akupisteessänne (inessive singular)
akupisteissänne (inessive plural)
akupisteestänne (elative singular)
akupisteistänne (elative plural)
akupisteeseenne (illative singular)
akupisteisiinne (illative plural)
akupisteihinne (illative plural)
akupisteellänne (adessive singular)
akupisteillänne (adessive plural)
akupisteeltänne (ablative singular)
akupisteiltänne (ablative plural)
akupisteellenne (allative singular)
akupisteillenne (allative plural)
akupisteenänne (essive singular)
akupisteinänne (essive plural)
akupisteeksenne (singular translative)
akupisteiksenne (plural translative)
akupisteettänne (abessive singular)
akupisteittänne (abessive plural)
akupisteinenne (comitative plural)
akupisteensä (nominative singular)
akupisteensä (nominative plural)
akupisteensä (accusative nominative singular)
akupisteensä (accusative nominative plural)
akupisteensä (accusative genitive singular)
akupisteensä (accusative genitive plural)
akupisteensä (genitive singular)
akupisteidensä (genitive plural)
akupisteittensä (genitive plural)
akupistettään (partitive singular)
akupistettänsä (partitive singular)
akupisteitään (partitive plural)
akupisteitänsä (partitive plural)
akupisteessään (inessive singular)
akupisteessänsä (inessive singular)
akupisteissään (inessive plural)
akupisteissänsä (inessive plural)
akupisteestään (elative singular)
akupisteestänsä (elative singular)
akupisteistään (elative plural)
akupisteistänsä (elative plural)
akupisteeseensä (illative singular)
akupisteisiinsä (illative plural)
akupisteihinsä (illative plural)
akupisteellään (adessive singular)
akupisteellänsä (adessive singular)
akupisteillään (adessive plural)
akupisteillänsä (adessive plural)
akupisteeltään (ablative singular)
akupisteeltänsä (ablative singular)
akupisteiltään (ablative plural)
akupisteiltänsä (ablative plural)
akupisteelleen (allative singular)
akupisteellensä (allative singular)
akupisteilleen (allative plural)
akupisteillensä (allative plural)
akupisteenään (essive singular)
akupisteenänsä (essive singular)
akupisteinään (essive plural)
akupisteinänsä (essive plural)
akupisteekseen (singular translative)
akupisteeksensä (singular translative)
akupisteikseen (plural translative)
akupisteiksensä (plural translative)
akupisteettään (abessive singular)
akupisteettänsä (abessive singular)
akupisteittään (abessive plural)
akupisteittänsä (abessive plural)
akupisteineen (comitative plural)
akupisteinensä (comitative plural)


trúng gió

[t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ zɔ˧˦]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]

[ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˥ jɔ˦˥]

trúng (“to get hit with”) + gió (“harmful wind”).

af

(alternative medicine) to have a fever after being exposed to gió (sense 2)


đại tràng

[ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʈaːŋ˦˩]

[ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʈaːŋ˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-đại tràng.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 大腸, composed of 大 (“large”) and 腸 (“intestine”).

vi-etym-sino

viêm đại tràng

(anatomy, chiefly alternative medicine) large intestine


giải nhiệt

[zaːj˧˩ ɲiət̚˧˨ʔ]

[jaːj˧˨ ɲiək̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaːj˨˩˦ ɲiək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 解熱 (“to relieve heat or a fever”).

trà giải nhiệt

(alternative medicine) to relieve "hot" qi in your body in order to reduce acne, inflammation, etc.


bắt gió

[ʔɓat̚˧˦ zɔ˧˦]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ jɔ˦˥]

bắt (“to catch”) + gió (“harmful wind”).

(alternative medicine) to pinch the skin of the glabellar, temporal and genial regions all the way down the front of the neck until red spots (that are typically diamond-shaped due to the pinches) are formed, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body


cạo gió

[kaːw˧˨ʔ zɔ˧˦]

[kaːw˨˩ʔ jɔ˨˩˦]

[kaːw˨˩˨ jɔ˦˥]

cạo (“to scratch”) + gió (“harmful wind”)

af

(alternative medicine) to scratch the back with the edge of a metal object (typically a spoon, a ladle or a coin) until it becomes red all over, optionally using dầu gió, as a way to "release" gió (sense 2) in the fevered body


dầu gió

[zəw˨˩ zɔ˧˦]

[jəw˦˩ jɔ˨˩˦]

[jəw˨˩ jɔ˦˥]

dầu (“oil”) + gió (“harmful wind”). Compare Chinese 風油 /风油 (phong du, literally “wind-oil”).

cog

(alternative medicine) a type of mint extract, typically green, that feels hot when being applied to the skin or drunk, used to help cure various ailments


thần dược

[tʰən˨˩ zɨək̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ jɨək̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神藥, composed of 神 (“godly”) and 藥 (“medicine”).


tiểu tràng

[tiəw˧˩ t͡ɕaːŋ˨˩]

[tiw˧˨ ʈaːŋ˦˩]

[tiw˨˩˦ ʈaːŋ˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-tiểu tràng.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小腸, composed of 小 (“small”) and 腸 (“intestine”).

(anatomy, chiefly alternative medicine) small intestine


pool at the crook

en-noun

pool at the crook (plural pools at the crook)

(alternative medicine) An acupoint in the hollow of the elbow.


shivambu

From Hindi शिवांबु (śivāmbu), from Sanskrit शिवाम्बु (śivāmbu), from शिव (śiva, “Shiva”) + अम्बु (ambu, “water”).


urine therapy

(pseudoscience, alternative medicine) The use of human urine for purported medicinal or cosmetic purposes.


尿療法

ㄋㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ

/ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/niːu̯²² liːu̯²¹ faːt̚³/

/ni̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/niːu̯²² liːu̯²¹ faːt̚³/

(pseudoscience, alternative medicine) urine therapy


氣功療法

ㄑㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄈㄚˇ

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹ faːt̚³/

/t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/hei̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ liːu̯²¹ faːt̚³/


thuốc nam

[tʰuək̚˧˦ naːm˧˧]

[tʰuək̚˦˧˥ naːm˧˧]

[tʰuək̚˦˥ naːm˧˧]

thuốc (“medication”) + nam (“south; Vietnamese”).

af

(alternative medicine) traditional Vietnamese medication


Đông y

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔi˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 東醫, composed of 東 (“east”) and 醫 (“medicine”)

vi-etym-sino

(alternative medicine) traditional East Asian medicine, especially that of China, Korea or Vietnam


thầy lang

[tʰəj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]

[tʰəj˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]

[tʰəj˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]

(alternative medicine) a practitioner of traditional East Asian medicine


lang băm

[laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓam˧˧]

[laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓam˧˧]

[laːŋ˧˧ ʔɓam˧˧]

(medicine, especially alternative medicine) a quack


hydroterapia

hydroterapia (nominative singular)
hydroterapie (nominative plural)
hydroterapii (genitive singular)
hydroterapii (genitive plural)
hydroterapij (archaic genitive plural)
hydroterapii (dative singular)
hydroterapiom (dative plural)
hydroterapię (accusative singular)
hydroterapie (accusative plural)
hydroterapią (instrumental singular)
hydroterapiami (instrumental plural)
hydroterapii (locative singular)
hydroterapiach (locative plural)
hydroterapio (singular vocative)
hydroterapie (plural vocative)


reflexotherapy

(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of reflexology


adweitheg

From adwaith (“reaction”) + -eg (“-ology”).


adweithegydd

adweithegwyr (plural)
adweithegydd
hadweithegydd (prothesis-h)

/ˌadwei̯ˈθɛɡɨ̞ð/

/ˌadwei̯ˈθeːɡɪð/

/ˌadwei̯ˈθɛɡɪð/

From adweitheg (“reflexology”) + -ydd (“-ist”).


mucoid plaque

Coined by the naturopath and entrepreneur Richard Anderson.

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(alternative medicine) A supposed combination of harmful mucus-like material and food residue, claimed to exist as a coating on the gastrointestinal tract.


च्यवनप्राश

hi-noun

च्यवनप्राश • (cyavanprāś) m

cyavanprāś (romanization)
च्यवनप्राश (direct singular)
च्यवनप्राश (direct plural)
च्यवनप्राश (oblique singular)
च्यवनप्राशों (oblique plural)
च्यवनप्राश (singular vocative)
च्यवनप्राशो (plural vocative)

hi-ndecl

//च्यवन्प्राश<M>

/t͡ʃjə.ʋən.pɾɑːʃ/

[t͡ʃjɐ.ʋɐ̃n.pɾäːʃ]

Borrowed from Sanskrit च्यवनप्राश (cyavanaprāśa).


thảo dược

[tʰaːw˧˩ zɨək̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰaːw˧˨ jɨək̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰaːw˨˩˦ jɨək̚˨˩˨]

(chiefly alternative medicine) herbs (used for medicine)


alopatyczny

pl-adj

alopatyczny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

alopatyczny (masculine nominative singular)
alopatyczna (feminine nominative singular)
alopatyczne (neuter nominative singular)
alopatyczni (nominative plural virile)
alopatyczne (nominative plural)
alopatycznego (genitive masculine singular)
alopatycznej (feminine genitive singular)
alopatycznego (genitive neuter singular)
alopatycznych (genitive plural)
alopatycznych (genitive plural virile)
alopatycznemu (dative masculine singular)
alopatycznej (dative feminine singular)
alopatycznemu (dative neuter singular)
alopatycznym (dative plural)
alopatycznym (dative plural virile)
alopatycznego (accusative animate masculine singular)
alopatyczny (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
alopatyczną (accusative feminine singular)
alopatyczne (accusative neuter singular)
alopatycznych (accusative plural virile)
alopatyczne (accusative plural)
alopatycznym (instrumental masculine singular)
alopatyczną (feminine instrumental singular)
alopatycznym (instrumental neuter singular)
alopatycznymi (instrumental plural)
alopatycznymi (instrumental plural virile)
alopatycznym (locative masculine singular)
alopatycznej (feminine locative singular)
alopatycznym (locative neuter singular)
alopatycznych (locative plural)
alopatycznych (locative plural virile)

From alopatia + -yczny. First attested in 1829.

ref

Karol Maciej Kaczkowski (1829) Dziennik podróży do Krymu, odbytey w roku 1825. Cz. 2 (in Polish), page 94

medycyna alopatyczna

leki alopatyczne

(relational, alternative medicine) allopathic


Chakra

de-noun

Chakra n (strong, genitive Chakras, plural Chakras or Chakren)

Chakras (genitive)
Chakras (plural)
Chakren (plural)
Chakra (nominative singular)
Chakras (definite nominative plural)
Chakren (definite nominative plural)
Chakras (genitive singular)
Chakras (definite genitive plural)
Chakren (definite genitive plural)
Chakra (dative singular)
Chakras (dative definite plural)
Chakren (dative definite plural)
Chakra (accusative singular)
Chakras (accusative definite plural)
Chakren (accusative definite plural)


aurikuloterapia

aurikuloterapia (nominative singular)
aurikuloterapii (genitive singular)
aurikuloterapii (dative singular)
aurikuloterapię (accusative singular)
aurikuloterapią (instrumental singular)
aurikuloterapii (locative singular)
aurikuloterapio (singular vocative)


colloidal silver

en-noun

colloidal silver (plural colloidal silvers)

(alternative medicine, pseudoscience) colloid consisting of silver particles suspended in liquid, originally used by doctors from the early 20th century until the 1940s (when antibiotics emerged) and then experiencing a revival from about 1990, when it was marketed with scientifically unsupported claims of it being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases


bioenergoterapeuta

pl-noun

bioenergoterapeuta m pers (female equivalent bioenergoterapeutka)

bioenergoterapeutka (feminine)
bioenergoterapeuta (nominative singular)
bioenergoterapeuci (nominative plural)
bioenergoterapeuty (derogatory nominative plural)
bioenergoterapeuty (genitive singular)
bioenergoterapeutów (genitive plural)
bioenergoterapeucie (dative singular)
bioenergoterapeutom (dative plural)
bioenergoterapeutę (accusative singular)
bioenergoterapeutów (accusative plural)
bioenergoterapeutą (instrumental singular)
bioenergoterapeutami (instrumental plural)
bioenergoterapeucie (locative singular)
bioenergoterapeutach (locative plural)
bioenergoterapeuto (singular vocative)
bioenergoterapeuci (plural vocative)

From bio- + energia + -o- + terapeuta. First attested in 1983.

dyplomowany bioenergoterapeuta

znany bioenergoterapeuta

gabinet bioenergoterapeuty

pacjenci bioenergoterapeuty

zawód bioenergoterapeuty

the profession of energy medicine healer

(alternative medicine) energy medicine healer


bioenergoterapeutyczny

pl-adj

bioenergoterapeutyczny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

bioenergoterapeutyczny (masculine nominative singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczna (feminine nominative singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczne (neuter nominative singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczni (nominative plural virile)
bioenergoterapeutyczne (nominative plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznego (genitive masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznej (feminine genitive singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznego (genitive neuter singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznych (genitive plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznych (genitive plural virile)
bioenergoterapeutycznemu (dative masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznej (dative feminine singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznemu (dative neuter singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (dative plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (dative plural virile)
bioenergoterapeutycznego (accusative animate masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczny (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczną (accusative feminine singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczne (accusative neuter singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznych (accusative plural virile)
bioenergoterapeutyczne (accusative plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (instrumental masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutyczną (feminine instrumental singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (instrumental neuter singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznymi (instrumental plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznymi (instrumental plural virile)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (locative masculine singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznej (feminine locative singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznym (locative neuter singular)
bioenergoterapeutycznych (locative plural)
bioenergoterapeutycznych (locative plural virile)

From bioenergoterapeuta + -ny. First attested in 1976.

gabinet bioenergoterapeutyczny

seans bioenergoterapeutyczny

zabieg bioenergoterapeutyczny

zdolności bioenergoterapeutyczne

(alternative medicine, relational) energy medicine


bioenergoterapia

bioenergoterapia (nominative singular)
bioenergoterapii (genitive singular)
bioenergoterapii (dative singular)
bioenergoterapię (accusative singular)
bioenergoterapią (instrumental singular)
bioenergoterapii (locative singular)
bioenergoterapio (singular vocative)

From bio- + energia + -o- + terapia. First attested in 1965, but in common usage only as of 1979.

etydate

mistrz bioenergoterapii

uprawiać bioenergoterapię

zajmować się bioenergoterapią


cao hổ cốt

cao (膏, “ointment; paste”) + hổ (虎, “tiger”) + cốt (骨, “bone”).


bioterapeutyczny

pl-adj

bioterapeutyczny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

bioterapeutyczny (masculine nominative singular)
bioterapeutyczna (feminine nominative singular)
bioterapeutyczne (neuter nominative singular)
bioterapeutyczni (nominative plural virile)
bioterapeutyczne (nominative plural)
bioterapeutycznego (genitive masculine singular)
bioterapeutycznej (feminine genitive singular)
bioterapeutycznego (genitive neuter singular)
bioterapeutycznych (genitive plural)
bioterapeutycznych (genitive plural virile)
bioterapeutycznemu (dative masculine singular)
bioterapeutycznej (dative feminine singular)
bioterapeutycznemu (dative neuter singular)
bioterapeutycznym (dative plural)
bioterapeutycznym (dative plural virile)
bioterapeutycznego (accusative animate masculine singular)
bioterapeutyczny (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
bioterapeutyczną (accusative feminine singular)
bioterapeutyczne (accusative neuter singular)
bioterapeutycznych (accusative plural virile)
bioterapeutyczne (accusative plural)
bioterapeutycznym (instrumental masculine singular)
bioterapeutyczną (feminine instrumental singular)
bioterapeutycznym (instrumental neuter singular)
bioterapeutycznymi (instrumental plural)
bioterapeutycznymi (instrumental plural virile)
bioterapeutycznym (locative masculine singular)
bioterapeutycznej (feminine locative singular)
bioterapeutycznym (locative neuter singular)
bioterapeutycznych (locative plural)
bioterapeutycznych (locative plural virile)

From bioterapeuta + -yczny. First attested in 1938.

seans bioterapeutyczny


a giao

[ʔaː˧˧ zaːw˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]

(alternative medicine) donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)


-탕

탕 (canonical)
-tang (romanization)
湯 (hanja)

갈근(葛根) (galgeun, “kudzu root”) + 탕 (-tang) → 갈근탕(葛根湯) (galgeuntang, “kudzu root decoction”)

(alternative medicine) liquid remedy, tonic, decoction


lymfdränage

lymfdränage (indefinite nominative singular)
lymfdränages (genitive indefinite singular)
lymfdränaget (definite nominative singular)
lymfdränagets (definite genitive singular)

From lymfa (“lymph”) + dränage (“drainage”).

(alternative medicine) lymphatic drainage, MLD


kiropraktik

Internationalism, from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + πρακτικός (praktikós, “concerned with action”).


kiropraktik

kiropraktik (indefinite nominative singular)
kiropraktiks (genitive indefinite singular)
kiropraktiken (definite nominative singular)
kiropraktikens (definite genitive singular)


リフレクソロジー

[ɾʲiɸɯ̟ɾe̞kɯ̟so̞ɾo̞ʑiː]

(alternative medicine) reflexology (pressing or manipulating points on the feet, hands, or ears to affect other parts of the body)


sound therapy

(alternative medicine) The practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of sounds to cure illness.


chakra healing

(alternative medicine) The practice of using the supposed therapeutic effects of chakras to balance and harmonize energy centers in the body and hence cure illness.


MFDS

magnetic field deficiency syndrome#English

(alternative medicine) Initialism of magnetic field deficiency syndrome.


иглорефлексотерапия

ru-noun+

ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я

ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я • (ìgloreflèksoterapíja) f inan (genitive ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и, nominative plural ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и, genitive plural ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́й)

ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я (canonical)
ìgloreflèksoterapíja (romanization)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (genitive)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (nominative plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́й (genitive plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я (nominative singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (nominative plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (genitive singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́й (genitive plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (dative singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ям (dative plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ю (accusative singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (accusative plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ей (instrumental singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ею (instrumental singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ями (instrumental plural)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́и (prepositional singular)
ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́ях (plural prepositional)

[ˌiɡɫərʲɪˌflʲeksətʲɪrɐˈpʲijə]

игла́ (iglá, “needle”) + рефлѐксотерапи́я (reflèksoterapíja, “reflexotherapy”), literally “needle reflexotherapy”

affix

рефлѐксотерапи́я


동약

Sino-Korean word from 東藥, from 東 (“Eastern”) + 藥 (“medicine”).

ko-etym-sino

(alternative medicine) traditional Korean medicine