massotherapy

[ mas-oh-ther-uh-pee ]
/ ˌmæs oʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

treatment by massage.

Origin of massotherapy

mass(age) + -o- + therapy

OTHER WORDS FROM massotherapy

mas·so·ther·a·pist, noun

Words nearby massotherapy

massive resistance, massive retaliation, massless, masson disk, massorete, massotherapy, masstige, massy, massys, massé, masséna

Example sentences from the Web for massotherapy

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British Dictionary definitions for massotherapy

massotherapy
/ (ˌmæsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) /

noun

medical treatment by massage

Derived forms of massotherapy

massotherapeutic (ˌmæsəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk), adjective massotherapist, noun

Word Origin for massotherapy

C20: from mass ( age) + therapy

Medical definitions for massotherapy

massotherapy
[ măs′ō-thĕr′ə-pē ]

n.

The therapeutic use of massage.