autotherapy

noun — 3 senses

autotherapy

noun

Etymology From auto- + therapy.

1

Medicine, Sciences The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.

2

Medicine, Sciences Self-treatment of a medical condition.

3

Medicine, Sciences Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.

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