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naturopathy definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1901 a system of treatment of disease that avoids drugs and surgery and emphasizes the use of natural agents (as air, water, and herbs) and physical means (as tissue manipulation and electrotherapy) • naturopath noun • naturopathic adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the treatment of disease etc. without drugs, usu. involving diet, exercise, massage, etc. 2 this regimen used preventively. Derivatives: naturopath n. naturopathic adj.