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massotherapy, n.|mæsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ|
[f. massage n. + -o1 + therapy n.]
The treatment of disorders by massage.
1890J. S. Billings Nat. Med. Dict. II. 115/2 Massotherapy,..use of massage in therapeutics. 1994Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) 24 May 11-e/1 They want herbs, acupuncture, massotherapy. They want guided imagery and other alternative therapies.
Hence massoˈtherapist n., a person who practises massotherapy.
1932Who's Who 754/2 Crow, William Bernard... Hon. Vice-President National Association of Masso-Therapists. 1990Gazette (Montreal) 4 Mar. d3 (caption) Holistic therapist works Betty Wallace Simoneau works to invigorate senses of patient Kathleen Hansen at Aromatherapy Clinic. Hansen is also a massotherapist at the clinic. |