Ayurveda

A·yur·ve·da  (yr-vd, -v-)

n.

The ancient Hindu science of health and medicine.

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[Sanskrit yurveda : yu, life, health; see aiw- in Indo-European roots + veda, knowledge, lore; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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Ayur·vedic adj.

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Ayurvedism, Ayurveda

the conventional Hindu system of medicine, founded chiefly on naturopathy and homeopathy. — Ayurvedic, adj.

See also: Hinduism

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Ayurveda - (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes