naturopathy

English

Etymology

From nature +‎ -o- +‎ -pathy.

Noun

naturopathy (countable and uncountable, plural naturopathies)

(alternative medicine) A system of therapy that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural remedies (air, water, heat, sunshine) and physical means (massage, electrical treatment) to treat illness.

Derived terms

Translations

system of therapy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 自然醫學, 自然医学 (zìrán yīxué)
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

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