Swedish massage


noun
  1. a massage employing techniques of manipulation and muscular exercise systematized in Sweden in the 19th century.

Origin of Swedish massage

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for Swedish massage

Swedish massage

noun
  1. massage combined with a system (Swedish movements or gymnastics) of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints

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