effleurage

effleurage
A stroking movement in massage. [Fr. effleurer, to touch lightly]

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ef·fleu·rage .ef-lə-'räzh, -(.)lü- n a light stroking movement used in massage

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n.
a form of massage in which the hands are passed continuously and rhythmically over a patient's skin in one direction only, with the aim of increasing blood flow in that direction and aiding the dispersal of any swelling due to oedema.

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ef·fleu·rage (ef-l-rahzhґ) [Fr.] stroking movement in massage; frottage.

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