alterative
adj. tending to alter, tending to change | ||||
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Alterative Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Alterative
(n.)
A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
(a.)
Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.
(a.)
Causing ateration.
(n.)
A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
(a.)
Gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.
(a.)
Causing ateration.
| WordNet 2.0 |
alterative
Adjective
1. tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
(synonym) curative, healing(p), remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(similar) healthful
Adjective
1. tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"
(synonym) curative, healing(p), remedial, sanative, therapeutic
(similar) healthful
| hEnglish - advanced version |
alterative
alterative
\al"ter*a*tive\ (&?;), a. [l. alterativus: cf. f. altératif.] causing ateration. specifically: gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.
alterative
\al"ter*a*tive\, n. a medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
alterative
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: curative, healing(p) , remedial, sanative, therapeutic]
alterative
\al"ter*a*tive\ (&?;), a. [l. alterativus: cf. f. altératif.] causing ateration. specifically: gradually changing, or tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one of health.
alterative
\al"ter*a*tive\, n. a medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.
alterative
adj : tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets" [syn: curative, healing(p) , remedial, sanative, therapeutic]
Alterative Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Hepatitis Central (TM) Liver Disease Medical Glossary |
Alterative
Vague term for an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function
Vague term for an agent capable of favorably altering or changing unhealthy conditions of the body and tending to restore normal bodily function
| Aromatherapy Glossary |
Alterative
Corrects disordered bodily functions
Corrects disordered bodily functions
Alterative Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Alteratives
Alteratives is an old medical term, currently in use by those who practice herbal medicine or naturopathic medicine. The old concept was that an alterative was a "blood cleanser," and while blood is not normally "dirty" the concept has resonance . Most alteratives have blood purifying qualities that enhance glandular, liver, kidney, spleen and bowel function by speeding tissue restoration. Alterative herbs often promote the flow of bile, which aids digestion and fights against constipation, and they contain nutrients necessary to achieving and maintaining good health. Alteratives are also beneficial in treating external skin conditions. They work with a gentle eliminative function, stimulating bile, sweat or lymphatic flow.
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