magnetotherapy

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Etymology

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Pre-Greekbor.?

Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs)

Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor.

Old French magnetebor.

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Ancient Greek μᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)bor.

Latin magnēsbor.

Middle English magnete

English magnet

English magnet-

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English magneto-

Proto-Indo-European *treb-der.?

Ancient Greek θερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)

Pre-Greekder.?

Proto-Hellenic *-eús

Ancient Greek -εύς (-eús)

Ancient Greek -εύω (-eúō)

Ancient Greek θεραπεύω (therapeúō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)

Ancient Greek θεραπεία (therapeía)bor.

New Latin therapīabor.

English therapy

English magnetotherapy

From magneto- + therapy.

Noun

magnetotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural magnetotherapies)

1. (medicine) The medical treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.

Related terms

• magnetotherapeutic
• magnetotherapist