loading...| Preferred Name |
Naturopathy Therapy |
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| Synonyms |
Naturopathy Naturopathic Therapy naturopathy Naturopathy Therapy Naturopathic |
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| Definitions |
A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as primary therapies for disease. Some naturopaths use no medications, either pharmaceutical or herbal. Some recommend herbal remedies only. A few who are licensed to prescribe may recommend pharmaceuticals in those cases where they feel their use is warranted. (MedicineNet.com) |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C15283 |
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
A system of disease prevention and treatment that avoids drugs and surgery. Naturopathy is based on the use of natural agents such as air, water, light, heat, and massage to help the body heal itself. It also uses herbal products, nutrition, acupuncture, and aromatherapy as forms of treatment. |
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| code |
C15283 |
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| DEFINITION |
A system of therapy based on preventative care, and on the use of heat, water, light, air, and massage as primary therapies for disease. Some naturopaths use no medications, either pharmaceutical or herbal. Some recommend herbal remedies only. A few who are licensed to prescribe may recommend pharmaceuticals in those cases where they feel their use is warranted. (MedicineNet.com) |
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| FULL_SYN |
Naturopathy Naturopathic Therapy naturopathy Naturopathy Therapy Naturopathic |
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| label |
Naturopathy Therapy |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Naturopathy |
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| Preferred_Name |
Naturopathy Therapy |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C15283 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0027495 |
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| subClassOf |
| Delete | Mapping To | Ontology | Source |
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| http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000574165 | PDQ | LOOM |