🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

nosódio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: noˈzɔdiu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nosode/ˈnoʊ.soʊd/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O nosódio é um medicamento homeopático preparado a partir de secreções patológicas."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A homeopathic remedy prepared from disease products, pathological tissues, or cultures of microorganisms.

    "In homeopathy, a nosode is sometimes administered with the intention of stimulating the body's immune response against the specific disease from which it was derived."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century from the Greek 'nosos' meaning disease and the suffix '-ode' indicating resemblance or derivation. It was introduced into homeopathic terminology by Constantine Hering to designate remedies prepared from pathological specimens or disease products.

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