What does "mechanotherapy" mean?

A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage.

How do you pronounce "mechanotherapy"?

Pronounced //ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛɹəpi//.

Common synonyms include: mechanotherapeutics, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, shock therapy.

//ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛɹəpi// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Noun

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A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. countable, uncountable
"They were anxious to ship me to Milan where there were better X-ray facilities and where, after the operation, I could take mechano-therapy."

"They were anxious to ship me to Milan where there were better X-ray facilities and where, after the operation, I could take mechano-therapy."

From mechano- + therapy, after Swedish mekanoterapi.

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