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acetopathy

acetopathy noun: the treatment of ailments by the external application of dilute acetic acid.

Noun

acetopathy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The treatment of ailments by the external application of dilute acetic acid.

Origin of acetopathy

From aceto- + -pathy.

Questions about acetopathy

What does acetopathy mean?
Acetopathy means the treatment of ailments by the external application of dilute acetic acid.
What part of speech is acetopathy?
Acetopathy is a noun.

Words near acetopathy in the dictionary

  1. acetonylidene
  2. acetonylidenes
  3. acetonyls
  4. acetonæmia
  5. acetoorcein
  6. acetopathy
  7. acetophenazine
  8. acetophenetide
  9. acetophenetides
  10. acetophenetidide
  11. acetophenetidides

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