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Definition of mechanotherapy in English:

mechanotherapy

noun

Medicine

  • A form of physiotherapy using mechanical equipment to manipulate parts of the body, along with other exercises, massage, etc.

Pronunciation

mechanotherapy

/ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛrəpi/ /ˌmɛk(ə)nəʊˈθɛrəpi/

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences. From mechano- + therapy, after Swedish mekanoterapi.