na|tur|op|a|thy

na|tur|op|a|thy
na|tur|op|a|thy «NAY chuh ROP uh thee», noun.
a system of therapy in which natural agencies, such as fresh air and exercise, are preferred to drugs or surgery.
[< Latin nātūra (see etym. under nature (Cf.nature)) + English -pathy]

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  • naturopathy — na·tur·op·a·thy …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… …   English syllables

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  • Thyristor — Thy|rịs|tor 〈m. 23〉 elektr. Halbleiterbauelement aus vier Schichten, das zu Schaltzwecken in Stromkreisen verwendet wird [<grch. thyra „Tür, Tor, Eingang“ + lat. resistor „Widerstand“] * * * Thyrịstor   [Kurzbildung zu griechisch thýra »Tür« …   Universal-Lexikon

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