[awr-guh-noh-ther-uh-pee, awr-gan-oh-] 
| the branch of therapeutics that deals with the use of remedies prepared from the organs of animals, as from the thyroid gland, the pancreas, or the suprarenal bodies. |
| or·gan·o·ther·a·py (ôr'gə-nō-thěr'ə-pē, ôr-gān'ō-) n. pl. or·gan·o·ther·a·pies Treatment of disease with animal endocrine organs or extracts such as insulin and thyroxin. or'gan·o·ther'a·peu'tic (-thěr'ə-pyōō'tĭk) adj. |
organotherapy or·gan·o·ther·a·py (ôr'gə-nō-thěr'ə-pē, ôr-gān'ō-)
n.
The treatment of disease with preparations derived from animal endocrine organs or glandular extracts such as insulin and thyroxin.
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