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Swedish massage

noun

  1. a massage employing techniques of manipulation and muscular exercise systematized in Sweden in the 19th century.


Swedish massage

noun

  1. massage combined with a system ( Swedish movements or gymnastics ) of passive and active exercising of muscles and joints


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Origin of Swedish massage1

First recorded in 1910–15

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