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doctrine of signatures

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. doctrine of signatures (noun)
  2. neuron doctrine (noun)

doc·trine of signatures

noun \ˈdäk-trən-\

Definition of DOCTRINE OF SIGNATURES

: a theory in old natural philosophy: the outward appearance of a body signalizes its special properties (as of magic or healing virtue) and there is a relationship between the outward qualities of a medicinal object and the diseases against which it is effective

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