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metallotherapy

metallotherapy noun: a former supposed treatment of disease by applying metal plates to the surface of the body.

Noun

metallotherapy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A former supposed treatment of disease by applying metal plates to the surface of the body.
    Synonyms:
    metalloscopy

Synonyms of metallotherapy

Origin of metallotherapy

From metallo- + therapy.

Questions about metallotherapy

What does metallotherapy mean?
Metallotherapy means a former supposed treatment of disease by applying metal plates to the surface of the body.
What part of speech is metallotherapy?
Metallotherapy is a noun.

Words near metallotherapy in the dictionary

  1. metallostatic
  2. metallosupramolecular
  3. metallotexaphyrin
  4. metallotherapeutic
  5. metallotherapeutics
  6. metallotherapy
  7. metallothermic
  8. metallothermy
  9. metallothionein
  10. metallothioneine
  11. metallothioneins

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