"naturopathy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-naturopathy.wav [US] Forms: naturopathies [plural]
Etymology: From nature + -o- + -pathy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|nature|-o-|-pathy}} nature + -o- + -pathy Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: naturopathy Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience Derived forms: naturopath, naturopathic, naturopathically, naturopathist Related terms: homeopathy Translations (system of therapy): природолечение (prirodolečenie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 自然醫學 (Chinese Mandarin), 自然医学 (zìrán yīxué) (Chinese Mandarin), naturhelbredelse [common-gender] (Danish), natuurgeneeswijze [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), natuurgeneeskunde [feminine] (Dutch), luonnonlääketiede (Finnish), naturopathie [feminine] (French), Naturheilkunde [feminine] (German), નિસર્ગોપચાર (nisargopcār) (Gujarati), 自然療法 (shizen ryōhō) (alt: しぜんりょうほう) (Japanese), naturopati [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), натуропа́тия (naturopátija) [feminine] (Russian), лече́ние есте́ственными сре́дствами (lečénije jestéstvennymi srédstvami) [neuter] (Russian), naturopatía [feminine] (Spanish), naturmedicin [common-gender] (Swedish), naturopatisk medicin [common-gender] (Swedish), naturopati [common-gender] (Swedish)

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