O médico ortomolecular
Example: O médico ortomolecular recomendou vitaminas para melhorar a saúde.
Definition
"O médico ortomolecular" refers to a health professional who specializes in orthomolecular medicine, a form of treatment that focuses on maintaining human health through nutritional supplementation and balancing natural substances in the body, such as vitamins and minerals.
Etymology
The phrase "o médico ortomolecular" combines Portuguese words where "médico" means doctor, originating from Latin "medicus," and "ortomolecular" comes from Greek roots: "ortho" meaning correct or straight, and "molecular" relating to molecules. This term was popularized in the 1960s by Linus Pauling to describe treatments aimed at correcting molecular imbalances.
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