psychrotherapyn.
/ˌsʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˌsaɪkroʊˈθɛrəpi/ Medicine. rare (now disused).
The use of low temperatures for therapeutic purposes.
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1902 A. A. Eshner tr. W. Winternitz Hydrotherapy Pref. p. v The consideration of other methods of thermotherapy—as also that of psychrotherapy or excessive cold—is thus naturally associated with the study of hydrotherapy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1902- to all rights
- to all time
- to allay a person's pride
- to allow something to ride
- to allow, mark for sterling
- to also be taken in love
- to alter change the face of
- to alter etc the face of
- to alter the face of
- to amar one's mood
- to amend one's mood
- to amount to nothing
- to amount to something
- to an end
- to an extreme
- to an inch
- to analyse away
- to analyse out
- to and again
- to and fro
- to and from
- to anhang and todraw
- to annoy of
- to anoint a person's etc
- to anoint a person's fist