biotherapyn.

Brit.

/ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌθɛrəpi/, U.S.

/ˈbaɪoʊˌθɛrəpi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bio- comb. form, therapy n.

Etymology: < bio- comb. form + therapy n.

1. = electrotherapy n. rare. Now disused.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by electricity > [noun]

electrotherapeutics1849

electrolysis1861

electrotherapy1861

faradization1867

faradism1876

faradaism1886

biotherapy1903

fulguration1907

fulgurating1909

electroshock1938

1903 Med. Brief Mar. 418/2 Electrotherapy..is now for the first time ready to be developed into a satisfactory science. If it were to be renamed, in view of recent development, it might aptly be called biotherapy or dynamotherapy.

2. Treatment of disease using substances of biological origin (antisera, tissue extracts, etc.) or (later) living organisms. Cf. biosurgery n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments

majoration1626

relaxant1661

diaeresis1706

blistering1711

Perkinism1798

tranquillizing1801

tractoration1803

tractorism1827

moxibustion1833

traction1841

remediation1850

moxocausis1857

bed-rest1872

aerotherapeutics1876

aerotherapy1876

metallotherapy1877

block1882

counter-irritation1882

bacteriotherapy1886

mechanotherapy1890

mobilization1890

seismotherapy1901

bacterization1902

replacement therapy1902

biotherapy1912

occupational therapy1915

protein therapy1917

psychophysicotherapeutics1922

recovery programme1922

plombage1933

bacteriostasis1936

oestrogenization1960

hyperalimentation1962

vegetablization1963

pain management1966

palliative care1967

gene therapy1970

1912 W. H. Schultz Physiol. Stud. Anaphylaxis Hygienic Lab. Bull. No. 80. 10 Until quite recently the literature dealing with the physiology of problems connected with biotherapy has been very limited.

1949 Science 4 June 600/1 Validation of the results..in producing the cancerolytic toxin..from the lysed cells of T. cruzi was recently claimed... This mode of ‘biotherapy’ is still looked upon by some as one of the promising leads in the treatment of cancer.

1988 Lancet 16 Apr. 858/1 The book is pervaded with an optimism for [cancer] biotherapy which can scarcely be supported by a critical assessment of clinical results so far.

2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 Dec. 80/1 Along with leeches, maggots are part of the emerging field of biotherapy—the therapeutic use of living creatures.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	biotherapy
释义	biotherapyn. Brit. /ˈbʌɪə(ʊ)ˌθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˈbaɪoʊˌθɛrəpi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bio- comb. form, therapy n. Etymology: < bio- comb. form + therapy n. 1. = electrotherapy n. rare. Now disused. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by electricity > [noun] electrotherapeutics1849 electrolysis1861 electrotherapy1861 faradization1867 faradism1876 faradaism1886 biotherapy1903 fulguration1907 fulgurating1909 electroshock1938 1903 Med. Brief Mar. 418/2 Electrotherapy..is now for the first time ready to be developed into a satisfactory science. If it were to be renamed, in view of recent development, it might aptly be called biotherapy or dynamotherapy. 2. Treatment of disease using substances of biological origin (antisera, tissue extracts, etc.) or (later) living organisms. Cf. biosurgery n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments majoration1626 relaxant1661 diaeresis1706 blistering1711 Perkinism1798 tranquillizing1801 tractoration1803 tractorism1827 moxibustion1833 traction1841 remediation1850 moxocausis1857 bed-rest1872 aerotherapeutics1876 aerotherapy1876 metallotherapy1877 block1882 counter-irritation1882 bacteriotherapy1886 mechanotherapy1890 mobilization1890 seismotherapy1901 bacterization1902 replacement therapy1902 biotherapy1912 occupational therapy1915 protein therapy1917 psychophysicotherapeutics1922 recovery programme1922 plombage1933 bacteriostasis1936 oestrogenization1960 hyperalimentation1962 vegetablization1963 pain management1966 palliative care1967 gene therapy1970 1912 W. H. Schultz Physiol. Stud. Anaphylaxis Hygienic Lab. Bull. No. 80. 10 Until quite recently the literature dealing with the physiology of problems connected with biotherapy has been very limited. 1949 Science 4 June 600/1 Validation of the results..in producing the cancerolytic toxin..from the lysed cells of T. cruzi was recently claimed... This mode of ‘biotherapy’ is still looked upon by some as one of the promising leads in the treatment of cancer. 1988 Lancet 16 Apr. 858/1 The book is pervaded with an optimism for [cancer] biotherapy which can scarcely be supported by a critical assessment of clinical results so far. 2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 11 Dec. 80/1 Along with leeches, maggots are part of the emerging field of biotherapy—the therapeutic use of living creatures. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1903
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