thalassotherapy

thalassotherapy
Treatment of disease by exposure to sea air, by sea bathing, or by a sea voyage. [G. thalassa, the sea]

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tha·las·so·ther·a·py thə-.las-ō-'ther-ə-pē n, pl -pies exposure to seawater (as in a hot tub) or application of sea products (as seaweed or sea salt) to the body for health or beauty benefits

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n.
treatment by means of remedial bathing in sea water.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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