Etymology

biotherapy

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Today it means: Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system. Full definition →

English therapy ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishtherapy
  6. English todaybiotherapy

From bio- + therapy.

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