Meanings
nounbiotherapy (plural biotherapies)
plural biotherapies
- medicineAny of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
- medicineThe use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
- Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
- Englishbio-
- Englishtherapy
- Englishbiotherapy
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 生物治療 /生物治疗, 生物治療 /生物治疗
- 生物治療 /生物治疗 (shēngwù zhìliáo)any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes
- 生物治療 /生物治疗 (shēngwù zhìliáo)the use of living organisms in the control of disease
Finnish bioterapia, bioterapia
- bioterapiaany of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes
- bioterapiathe use of living organisms in the control of disease
French biothérapie, biothérapie
- biothérapieany of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes
- biothérapiethe use of living organisms in the control of disease
Russian биотерапи́я, биотерапи́я
- биотерапи́я (bioterapíja)any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes
- биотерапи́я (bioterapíja)the use of living organisms in the control of disease
Spanish bioterapia, bioterapia
- bioterapiaany of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes
- bioterapiathe use of living organisms in the control of disease
Cite this entry
APA
biotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapy
MLA
“biotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “biotherapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/biotherapy.
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