naturopathy

n., pl., -thies.
A system of therapy that relies on natural remedies, such as sunlight supplemented with diet and massage, to treat illness.

[NATUR(E) + -PATHY.]

naturopath na'tur·o·path' (nā'chər-ə-păth', nə-chʊr'-) n.
naturopathic na'tur·o·path'ic (nā'chər-ə-păth'ĭk, nə-chʊr'-) adj.

(nā'chə-rŏp'ə-thē)
n.

A system of therapeutics in which neither surgical nor medicinal agents are used, with dependence being placed only on natural remedies.

na'tur·o·path' (nā'chər-ə-păth', nə-chʊr'-) n.
na'tur·o·path'ic adj.

A system of healing that views disease as a manifestation of alterations in the processes by which the body naturally heals itself. It emphasizes health restoration as well as disease treatment using diet modification, nutritional supplements, herbal medicine, acupuncture, Chinese medicine, hydrotherapy, massage, joint manipulation and lifestyle counseling.

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The noun has one meaning:

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

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - naturlægekunst

Nederlands (Dutch)
natuurgeneeskunde

Français (French)
n. - naturopathie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Naturheilkunde, Naturheilverfahren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - φυσιοθεραπεία

Italiano (Italian)
naturopatia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - método de tratamento que usa ervas, etc.

Русский (Russian)
лечение природными средствами

Español (Spanish)
n. - naturopatía

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - naturmedicin

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
自然疗法

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 自然療法

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자연 요법(식이, 운동, 공기, 일광에 의한)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 自然療法

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المعالجه بالطبيعه ( الشمس), التمرينات إلخ : بدون استخدام العقاقير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ריפוי טבעוני, רפואה טבעית מונעת‬

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