organotherapy

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noun

The therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals.

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glandular therapyopotherapy
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Meanings

nounorganotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural organotherapies)

plural organotherapies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals.

    Deer Sperm: In ancient times, this was used as an ingredient on aphrodisiac concoctions. An example of organotherapy.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 74

    Synonyms: glandular therapy, opotherapy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe therapeutic use of the endocrine organs (or glandular extracts) of animals.

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glandular therapyopotherapy

Origin

From organo- + therapy.

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organotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotherapy

MLA

“organotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotherapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organotherapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organotherapy.

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