mechanotherapy

American  

[mek-uh-noh-ther-uh-pee] / ˌmɛk ə noʊˈθɛr ə pi /

noun

1. curative treatment by mechanical means.

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mechanotherapy British  

/ ˌmɛkənəʊˈθɛrəpɪ /

noun

1. the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp devices that provide exercise for bodily parts

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Other Word Forms

• mechanotherapist noun

Etymology

Origin of mechanotherapy

First recorded in 1885–90; mechano- ( def. ) + therapy

Example Sentences

Mostly 1 slept in the mornings, and in the afternoons, sometimes, I went to the races, and late to the mechanotherapy treatments.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

He had been undergoing mechanotherapy for close to four hours and it struck him as futile.

From Bad Medicine by Sheckley, Robert

But it was obvious, Caswell thought, settling himself grimly on the couch, that mechanotherapy was going to be far more difficult than he had imagined.

From Bad Medicine by Sheckley, Robert