Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The treatment of disease by the externa1 application of metals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface of the body.
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- noun medicine, historical A former supposed
treatment ofdisease by applyingmetal plates to the surface of the body.
Etymologies
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Latin metallum metal + English therapy.
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