Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biotherapy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bio-ther-a-py
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.

noun

The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapy English biotherapy From bio- + therapy.

Inflected Forms

biotherapies (plural)

Derived Forms

biotherapist

Questions

What does biotherapy mean?: Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
Where does biotherapy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English therapy English biotherapy From bio- + therapy.

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