n.
The ancient Hindu science of health and medicine.
[Sanskrit āyurvedaḥ : āyuḥ, life, health + vedaḥ, knowledge, lore.]
Ayurvedic A'yur·ve'dic adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
