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carboxytherapy

carboxytherapy noun: a non-surgical cosmetic treatment that injects gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin, claimed to kill fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Noun

carboxytherapy (uncountable)

  1. A non-surgical cosmetic treatment that injects gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin, claimed to kill fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Origin of carboxytherapy

From carboxy + therapy.

Questions about carboxytherapy

What does carboxytherapy mean?
Carboxytherapy means a non-surgical cosmetic treatment that injects gaseous carbon dioxide below the skin, claimed to kill fat cells, stimulate blood flow, improve the skin's elasticity, and reduce the appearance of cellulite.
What part of speech is carboxytherapy?
Carboxytherapy is a noun.

Words near carboxytherapy in the dictionary

  1. carboxysterol
  2. carboxysterols
  3. carboxyterminal
  4. carboxyterminally
  5. carboxytetramethylrhodamine
  6. carboxytherapy
  7. carboxytransferase
  8. carboxyvinyl
  9. carboxyyessotoxin
  10. carboy
  11. carboyed

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