orthomolecular

adjective

or·tho·mo·lec·u·lar ˌȯr-thə-mə-ˈle-kyə-lər

: relating to, based on, using, or being a theory according to which disease may be cured by providing the optimum amounts of substances (such as vitamins) normally present in the body

orthomolecular therapy

orthomolecular psychiatry

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Recent Examples on the Web Decades later, the property one block north of Alta Plaza Park came into the hands of the doctor who founded orthomolecular medicine. —

Ricardo Cano, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2022

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of orthomolecular was in 1968

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Medical Definition

orthomolecular

adjective

or·tho·mo·lec·u·lar ˌȯr-thə-mə-ˈlek-yə-lər

: relating to, based on, using, or being a theory according to which disease may be cured by providing the optimum amounts of substances (as vitamins) normally present in the body

orthomolecular therapy

orthomolecular psychiatry