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ayurveda

(ä′yo̵̅o̅r vā′də)

noun

a traditional Hindu system of medicine practiced in India since the first century and using combinations of herbs, purgatives, rubbing oils, etc. in treating diseases

Origin: Sans āyurveda < āyur, life + veda, knowledge: see wise

Related Forms:

ayurvedic adjective, noun

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noun

The ancient Hindu science of health and medicine.

Origin:

Origin: Sanskrit āyurvedaḥ

Origin: : āyuḥ, life, health; see aiw- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + vedaḥ, knowledge, lore; see weid- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

Aˌyur·veˈdic adjective

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