William Donald Kelley
William Donald Kelley
William Donald Kelley (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
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Etymology
The name "William" is of old Germanic origin, derived from 'wil' meaning 'desire' and 'helm' meaning 'helmet, protection'. "Donald" is of Scottish origin, meaning 'ruler of the world'. "Kelley" is an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh, meaning 'descendant of Ceallach' (bright-headed).
Biography
William Donald Kelley was born in 1925 in Kansas, USA. He graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in orthodontics. Kelley gained notoriety in the 1960s when he claimed to have cured his own pancreatic cancer using a regimen he developed, which later became known as the Kelley Metabolic Therapy.
Kelley Metabolic Therapy
The Kelley Metabolic Therapy is a controversial alternative cancer treatment that involves a specific diet, high doses of pancreatic enzymes, and detoxification procedures such as coffee enemas. Despite Kelley's claims, the therapy has not been scientifically validated and is considered ineffective and potentially harmful by the mainstream medical community.
Related Terms
- Alternative Medicine: A field of health care that is outside the realm of conventional medicine. It includes practices such as homeopathy, naturopathy, and chiropractic.
- Orthodontics: A branch of dentistry that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and correction of malpositioned teeth and jaws.
- Pancreatic Enzymes: Enzymes produced by the pancreas that aid in digestion. In Kelley's therapy, these are taken in high doses to purportedly fight cancer.
- Detoxification: The process of removing toxins from the body. In the context of Kelley's therapy, this is often achieved through procedures like coffee enemas.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on William Donald Kelley
- Wikipedia's article - William Donald Kelley
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski