Heteropathy

/ˌhɛtərəʊˈpæθi/ noun

Definition

A method of medical treatment that uses opposite or different conditions to cure disease; a historical medical philosophy contrasting with allopathy.

Etymology

From Greek hetero- (different) and -pathy (disease/suffering), literally 'different suffering or disease,' referring to a therapeutic approach.

Kelly Says

Heteropathy was one of those historical medical ideas that seems completely wrong until you realize it might have accidentally stumbled onto something real—treating opposite conditions can sometimes genuinely help!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተለያየ ሕመም
yetelyaye ḥimēm
ARالعربية
مرض غير عادي
marḍ ġayr ʿādī
BNবাংলা
বৈচিত্র্যময় রোগ
baichitryomoy rog
CACatalà
heteropatia
ətɛɾoˈpatiə
CSČeština
heteropatie
hɛtɛropatie
DADansk
heteropati
hɛtɛroˈpʰaːti
DEDeutsch
Heteropathie
hɛtɛʁoˈpaːtiː
ELΕλληνικά
ετερόπαθεια
eterópathia
ESEspañol
heteropatía
eteroˈpatia
FAفارسی
ناهمگونی بیماری
nāhamguni bīmārī
FISuomi
heteropatia
hɛtɛropatia
FRFrançais
hétéropathie
etɛʁo.pati
GUGU
વૈવિધ્યપૂર્ણ રોગ
vaividhyapūrṇ rog
HAHA
heteropati
heteropati
HEעברית
הטרופתיה
hateropatia
HIहिन्दी
विभिन्न रोग
vibhinn rog
HUMagyar
heteropátia
hɛtɛropɒ́tiɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
heteropati
heteropati
IGIG
heteropatị
heteropatị
ITItaliano
eteropatia
ɛteɾoˈpatja
JA日本語
異病性
isei-sei
KKKK
гетеропатия
geteropatija
KMKM
ជំងឺខុសគ្នា
cŭəng khos knie
KO한국어
이병성
i-byeong-seong
MRMR
विविधता रोग
vividhatā rog
MSBahasa Melayu
heteropati
heteropati
MYမြန်မာ
ကွဲပြားမှု ရောဂါ
kwɛbyaːmhu yɔɡɔ
NLNederlands
heteropathie
hɛtəroːˈpaːti
NONorsk
heteropati
hɛtɛroˈpʰaːti
PAPA
ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਰੋਗ
vakkh-vakkh rog
PLPolski
heteropatia
hɛtɛroˈpatja
PTPortuguês
heteropatia
ɛtɛʁoˈpatia
RORomână
heteropatie
heteropatie
RUРусский
гетеропатия
geteropatija
SVSvenska
heteropati
hɛtɛroˈpaːti
SWKiswahili
heteropatia
heteropatia
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபட்ட நோய்
māṟupaṭṭa nōy
TEతెలుగు
వైవిధ్యమైన వ్యాధి
vaividhyamaina vyādhi
THไทย
โรคผิดปกติ
rokh phit pakati
TLTL
heteropatia
heteropatia
TRTürkçe
heteropati
heteropati
UKУкраїнська
гетеропатія
heteropatija
URاردو
متغیر مرض
mutaghayyir maraḍ
VITiếng Việt
bệnh dị
bênh dị
YOYO
heteropatì
heteropatì
ZH中文
异病性
yì bìng xìng
ZUZU
heteropatia
heteropatia

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