chrys·o·ther·a·py (kr s  -th r -p )n. The treatment of disease by the administration of gold salts. |
chrysotherapy
[kris′ōther′əpē]
Etymology: Gk, chrysos + therapeia, treatment
the treatment of any disease with gold salts. chrysotherapeutic, adj.
chrysotherapy [kris″o-ther´ah-pe]
treatment with gold salts, especially for rheumatoid arthritis; it is thought to work by affecting oxygen radicals or stabilizing lysosomes. The goals are to reverse, inhibit, or prevent damage to cartilage, bone, and other connective tissues. Use of this method has been declining as other treatments have become available. Called also gold therapy and aurotherapy.
chrysotherapy
the use of gold salts in the treatment of disease, e.g. autoimmune skin diseases and rheumatoid arthritis in dogs. They have antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-immunological and antienzymatic activity.
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