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kerotherapy

kerotherapy noun: the treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations.

Noun

kerotherapy (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations.

Forms of kerotherapy

alternative formkeritherapy

Origin of kerotherapy

From Ancient Greek.

Questions about kerotherapy

What does kerotherapy mean?
Kerotherapy means the treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations.
What part of speech is kerotherapy?
Kerotherapy is a noun.

Words near kerotherapy in the dictionary

  1. kerosenes
  2. kerosenish
  3. kerosine
  4. kerosines
  5. kerotakis
  6. kerotherapy
  7. kerotinocyte
  8. Kerouac
  9. Kerouacesque
  10. Kerouacian
  11. Kerouackian

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