autotherapy

English

noun
Definitions
  • (medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
  • (medicine) self-Self-treatment of a medical condition.
  • (medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.

Etymology

Prefix from English therapy.

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English

therapy

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