osmotherapyn.¹

Brit.

/ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S.

/ˌɑzmoʊˈθɛrəpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: osmo- comb. form², therapy n.

Etymology: < osmo- comb. form² + therapy n., after German Osmotherapie (1927 in the source translated in quot. 1927).

Medicine.

The administration of osmotically active agents such as mannitol or hypertonic saline in order to produce dehydration of tissues, esp. in the treatment of cerebral oedema and increased intracranial pressure.

ΚΠ

1927 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus 2 617/1 Physiological basis of osmotherapy in anuria.

1971 Bull. Ophthalmol. Soc. Egypt 64 487 Mannitol osmotherapy was instituted with the aim of softening the eye.

2002 Jrnl. Neurosurgical Anesthesiol. 14 130 Intracranial pressure elevations more than 20 mm Hg and pupillary disturbances were treated with osmotherapy (mannitol or hypertonic NaCl hydroxyethyl starch solution) or mild hyperventilation in combination with tromethamine-buffer.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

osmotherapyn.²

Brit.

/ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S.

/ˌɑzmoʊˈθɛrəpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: osmo- comb. form¹, therapy n.

Etymology: < osmo- comb. form¹ + therapy n.

1. Treatment or therapy aimed at restoring the sense of smell. rare.

ΚΠ

1968 W. McCartney Olfaction & Odours 149 Olfactory activity is sometimes reduced by disease..and..‘osmotherapy’ may be valuable at least in some conditions.

2. The use of odours to govern mood and promote well-being; treatment for stress, anxiety, etc., involving such use. Cf. aromatherapy n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

ΚΠ

1985 C. Van Toller et al. Ageing & Sense of Smell i. 9 One particularly interesting new development in the clinical aspects of smell is the use of odours to help people suffering from mild nervous problems, such as mild depression and fatigue, and related areas such as appetite control. This aspect of applied olfaction we have called osmotherapy.

1990 New Scientist 25 Aug. 44/2 Dodd and Jenkins use the term osmotherapy to describe the use of natural human odours as self-help treatments for stress and anxiety.

1991 T. Engen Odor Sensation & Memory vi. 57 Osmotherapy provides an example of traditional reductionism and its search for specific odors and their receptors.

1996 Evening Standard (Nexis) 1 May 39 It [sc. an airline] distributes..products to awaken and freshen passengers on arrival. It contains sun block moisturising lotion, cleansing tissue, osmotherapy sachet (to alleviate stress by smell), [etc.].

2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 17 Sept. 46 Osmotherapy is natural and free of side effects.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	osmotherapy
释义	osmotherapyn.¹ Brit. /ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˌɑzmoʊˈθɛrəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: osmo- comb. form², therapy n. Etymology: < osmo- comb. form² + therapy n., after German Osmotherapie (1927 in the source translated in quot. 1927). Medicine. The administration of osmotically active agents such as mannitol or hypertonic saline in order to produce dehydration of tissues, esp. in the treatment of cerebral oedema and increased intracranial pressure. ΚΠ 1927 Q. Cumulative Index Medicus 2 617/1 Physiological basis of osmotherapy in anuria. 1971 Bull. Ophthalmol. Soc. Egypt 64 487 Mannitol osmotherapy was instituted with the aim of softening the eye. 2002 Jrnl. Neurosurgical Anesthesiol. 14 130 Intracranial pressure elevations more than 20 mm Hg and pupillary disturbances were treated with osmotherapy (mannitol or hypertonic NaCl hydroxyethyl starch solution) or mild hyperventilation in combination with tromethamine-buffer. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). osmotherapyn.² Brit. /ˌɒzmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˌɑzmoʊˈθɛrəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: osmo- comb. form¹, therapy n. Etymology: < osmo- comb. form¹ + therapy n. 1. Treatment or therapy aimed at restoring the sense of smell. rare. ΚΠ 1968 W. McCartney Olfaction & Odours 149 Olfactory activity is sometimes reduced by disease..and..‘osmotherapy’ may be valuable at least in some conditions. 2. The use of odours to govern mood and promote well-being; treatment for stress, anxiety, etc., involving such use. Cf. aromatherapy n.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΚΠ 1985 C. Van Toller et al. Ageing & Sense of Smell i. 9 One particularly interesting new development in the clinical aspects of smell is the use of odours to help people suffering from mild nervous problems, such as mild depression and fatigue, and related areas such as appetite control. This aspect of applied olfaction we have called osmotherapy. 1990 New Scientist 25 Aug. 44/2 Dodd and Jenkins use the term osmotherapy to describe the use of natural human odours as self-help treatments for stress and anxiety. 1991 T. Engen Odor Sensation & Memory vi. 57 Osmotherapy provides an example of traditional reductionism and its search for specific odors and their receptors. 1996 Evening Standard (Nexis) 1 May 39 It [sc. an airline] distributes..products to awaken and freshen passengers on arrival. It contains sun block moisturising lotion, cleansing tissue, osmotherapy sachet (to alleviate stress by smell), [etc.]. 2001 Daily Mail (Nexis) 17 Sept. 46 Osmotherapy is natural and free of side effects. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1927n.²1968
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