mechanotherapy

[mek-uh-noh-ther-uh-pee]

mech·a·no·ther·a·py

[mek-uh-noh-ther-uh-pee]
noun
curative treatment by mechanical means.

Origin:
1885–90; mechano + therapy

mech·a·no·ther·a·pist, noun
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Mechanotherapy has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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mechanotherapy (ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ)
 
n
the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp devices that provide exercise for bodily parts

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mechanotherapy mech·a·no·ther·a·py (měk'ə-nō-thěr'ə-pē)
n.
Medical treatment by mechanical methods, such as massage.


mech'a·no·ther'a·pist n.

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