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Contraria contrariis curantur
“Opposites are cured by opposites.”
Principle of Hippocratic-Galenic medicine
Translation
What does “Contraria contrariis curantur” mean?
Contraria contrariis curantur translates as “Opposites are cured by opposites.”
Diseases are treated with remedies of the opposite quality. It is a principle of classical medicine.
Origin
The story behind it
The principle goes back to Hippocratic and Galenic medicine and was later contrasted with homeopathy’s "similia similibus curentur."
When to use it
How to use “Contraria contrariis curantur”
A heading for a history-of-medicine lecture.
- Latin
- Contraria contrariis curantur
- English
- Opposites are cured by opposites.
- Source
- Principle of Hippocratic-Galenic medicine
- Era
- Classical
- Theme
- Health
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