Ayurveda Definitions and Related Terms

Health is the condition of wisdom, and the sign is cheerfulness,–an open and noble temper. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

Give me good health and I’ll take care of the rest. ~ Marilyn Horne

Ayurveda Word Origin & History

Ayurvedic

1917, “pertaining to traditional Hindu science of medicine,” from ayurveda “science of life,” from ayur “life” + veda “knowledge.”
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Ay·ur·ve·da

Ayurveda Medical Dictionary Definition*
[from Sanskrit, from ayur life + veda knowledge]**

A·yur·ve·da

[ah-yer-vey-duh, -vee-]
–noun
the ancient Hindu art of medicine and of prolonging life.

Function: n
: a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India, that preceded and evolved independently of Western medicine, and that seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach especially by emphasizing diet, herbal remedies, exercise, meditation, breathing, and physical therapy
Ay·ur·ve·dic Pronunciation: /-ik/
Function: adj
Ay·ur·ve·dist Pronunciation: /-?st/
Function: n
Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary, © 2007 Merriam-Webster, Inc.

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