pelotherapy

pelotherapy: Application of peloids, such as mud, peat, or clay, to all or part of the body. SYN: pelopathy. [G. pelos, mud, + therapeia, treatment]

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pe·lo·ther·a·py (pe″lo-therґə-pe) [pelo- + therapy] the therapeutic use of earth or mud.

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pelotherapy — pelo·therapy … English syllables
pelotherapy — The medicinal use of mud baths … Grandiloquent dictionary
pelotherapy — n. medical treatment by mud baths … Dictionary of difficult words
pelotherapy — |pelō, |pēlō+ noun Etymology: pel + therapy : the therapeutic use of mud; specifically : treatment by mud baths … Useful english dictionary
pelopathy — SYN: pelotherapy. [G. pelos, mud, + pathos, suffering] … Medical dictionary
Medicinal clay — German medicinal clay (Luvos Heilerde) consisting of loess, i.e. a mixture of sand, clay, and silt The use of medicinal clay in folk medicine goes back to prehistoric times. The indigenous peoples around the world still use clay widely, which is… … Wikipedia
peloidoterapie — PELOIDOTERAPÍE s.f. (med.) Fangoterapie. [pron. lo i , gen. iei. / et. incertă]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 15.07.2005. Sursa: DN PELOIDOTERAPÍE s. f. fangoterapie; peloterapie. (după engl. pelotherapy) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa … Dicționar Român

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