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Aerotherapeutics
A`er`o`ther`a`peu´tics
n. | 1.(Med.) Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases. | EncyclopediaSeehyperbaric medicineaerotherapeutics
aer·o·ther·a·peu·tics , aerotherapy (ār'ō-thār'ă-pyū'tiks, -thār'ă-pē), Treatment of disease with fresh air, air of different degrees of pressure or rarity, or medicated air.aerotherapy Alternative medicine A term which may be used by complementary and alternative health practitioners for aerotherapy, climatotherapy, hot-air therapy, etc., allegedly to treat sick-building syndrome, environmental disease and other ills caused by modern life. Mainstream medicine A nonspecific term for: (1) Any therapy that uses air or gas. (2) Fresh-air therapy, see there. |