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pneumatotherapy

American  
[noo-mat-oh-ther-uh-pee, nyoo-, noo-muh-toh-, nyoo-] / nʊˌmæt oʊˈθɛr ə pi, njʊ-, ˈnu mə toʊ-, ˈnju- /

noun

  1. the use of compressed or rarefied air in treating disease.


Etymology

Origin of pneumatotherapy

First recorded in 1930–35; pneumato- + therapy

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