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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Swedish massage1

First recorded in 1910–15

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