单词 | pelotherapy |
释义 | pelotherapyn. The application of mud or similar semi-solid substances to the body as a therapeutic treatment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment with mud, sand, etc. > [noun] pication1684 arenation1717 saburration1763 earth bath1765 mudbath1782 sand-bath1869 moor bath1878 fangotherapy1903 pelotherapy1933 1933 S. J. Lewis in Arch. Med. Hydrol. 11 178/1 The Greek word Pelos..would combine with terms of Greek origin forming derivations such as Pelotherapy. 1933 S. J. Lewis in Arch. Med. Hydrol. 11 182/1 ‘Pelotherapy’ would be the medical treatment by Peloids. 1970 Telegraph (Brisbane) 12 June 5/1 The mud treatment—or pelotherapy—is claimed to heal body ailments. 2002 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 12 May (Travel section) 2 Treatments include pelotherapy featuring mud and clay wraps and baths and aromatherapy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1933 |
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