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self-cure
self-cure n. 
/ˌsɛlfˈkjɔː/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkjʊə/
, /ˌsɛlfˈkjʊə//ˌsɛlfˈkjɔː/U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkjʊ(ə)r/
a cure effected by a person suffering from a disease, disorder, etc., without medical intervention; (also as a mass noun) the action or practice of curing oneself without medical intervention.Earliest in figurative context./ˌsɛlfˈkjʊ(ə)r/ΚΠ
a1700 J. Dryden 4th Pt. Misc. Poems (1716) 95 But I, for his sake will never again Make Wounds that admit a Self-cure to their Pain.
?1797 C. B. Godfrey Hist. & Pract. Treat. Venereal Dis. 131 An adherence to his [sc. the Doctor's] principles of self cure, has materially extended my business.
1865 Rogues & Rogueries N.Y. (rev. ed.) (end matter) (advt.) Advertises no doctor or medicine, but gives full and plain instructions for self cure by simple means within reach of all.
1910 E. Wilder & E. M. Taylor (title) Self help and self cure: a primer of psychotherapy.
2002 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 185 1647/2 The Kenyans more readily obtained self-cures or had lower virus load.
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