Search for: Healing
14301 Etymology dictionary, p. panacea (n.).2
… would heal all illnesses, from Greek panakeia "cure-all," from panakēs "all-healing," from pan- "all" (see pan- ) + akos "cure," from iasthai "to heal" (see -iatric ). Earlier in English …
14302 Etymology dictionary, p. peony (n.).2
… plant's healing qualities (see paean ). The root, flowers, and seeds formerly were used in medicine. The modern spelling is from 16c.
14303 Etymology dictionary, p. pharmacy (n.).2
… "a healing or harmful medicine, a healing or poisonous herb; a drug, poisonous potion; magic (potion), dye, raw material for physical or chemical processing."
14304 Etymology dictionary, p. physic (n.).2
… , "a healing potion;" early 14c., "natural science;" mid-14c. "healthful regimen;" late 14c., "the art of healing, medical science or theory;" from Old French fisike "natural …
14305 Etymology dictionary, p. physician (n.).2
… of healing disease and of preserving health, doctor of medicine" (as distinguished from a surgeon ), from Old French fisiciien "physician, doctor, sage" (12c., Modern …
14306 Etymology dictionary, p. podiatry (n.).2
… ") + iatreia "healing," from iatros "physician" (see -iatric ). An attempt to supplant chiropody (see chiropodist ) and distance the practice from the popular impression …
14307 Etymology dictionary, p. psychiatry (n.).2
"the medical treatment of mental diseases," 1846, from French psychiatrie, from Medieval Latin psychiatria, literally "a healing of the soul," from Latinized form of Greek psykhē "mind" (see psyche ) + iatreia "healing, care" (see -iatric ).
14308 Etymology dictionary, p. Raphael.2
… has healed," from rapha "he healed" + el "God." Raphaelesque (1832) is in reference to the great Renaissance painter Raffaello Sanzio (1483-1520). Also see Pre-Raphaelite …
14309 Etymology dictionary, p. rectification (n.).2
… remedying, healing, improvement;" late 15c., "action of setting someone right in conduct or action, the correction of that which is wrong or erroneous;" from Old …
14310 Etymology dictionary, p. rectify (v.).2
… cure, heal, remedy" (a bad or faulty condition); early 15c. "set (someone) straight in conduct or behavior;" late 15c., "correct an error, set (something) straight or right …
14311 Etymology dictionary, p. remedy (n.).2
… "to heal" (from PIE root *med- "take appropriate measures").
14312 Etymology dictionary, p. remediable (adj.).2
… be healed, curable," from stem of remediare "to heal, cure," from remedium "a cure, remedy" (see remedy (n.)).
14313 Etymology dictionary, p. remedial (adj.).2
… remedialis "healing, curing," from Latin remedium "a cure, remedy, medicine, antidote, that which restores health," from re-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (or …
14314 Etymology dictionary, p. rest-cure (n.).2
"treatment of nervous exhaustion by prolonged complete rest, isolation in bed, etc.," 1877, from rest (n.1) "repose" + cure (n.1) "means of healing."
14315 Etymology dictionary, p. restoration (n.).2
… of healing or restoring health, a cure; renewing of something lost," from Old French restoration (Modern French restauration ) and directly from Late Latin …
14316 Etymology dictionary, p. restore (v.).3
From late 14c. as "to cure, heal, bring back to a vigorous state;" of objects, beliefs, etc., "bring back to an original state or condition," 1670s. Related: Restored; restoring .
14317 Etymology dictionary, p. revulsion (n.).2
… a healing technique, from French revulsion (16c.) or directly from Latin revulsionem (nominative revulsio ) "a tearing off, act of pulling away," noun of action …
14318 Etymology dictionary, p. sage (n.1).2
… the healing or preserving qualities attributed to it (sage was used to keep teeth clean and relieve sore gums and boiled in water to make a drink to alleviate …
14319 Etymology dictionary, p. salutary (adj.).2
… , healthful, healing," late 15c. (Caxton), from Old French salutaire "beneficial," or directly from Latin salutaris "healthful," from salus (genitive salutis ) "good …
14320 Etymology dictionary, p. salve (n.).2
… sealf "healing ointment," from West Germanic *salbo- "oily substance" (source also of Old Saxon salba, Middle Dutch salve, Dutch zalf, Old High German salba, German …