"sonotherapy" meaning in All languages combined

See sonotherapy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: sonotherapies [plural]
Etymology: From sono- + therapy. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sono|therapy}} sono- + therapy Head templates: {{en-noun|-|ies}} sonotherapy (usually uncountable, plural sonotherapies)
  1. The therapeutic use of sound, especially in alternative medicine. This practice is often considered a pseudo-science by medical experts due to a lack of empirical evidence supporting its effectiveness. Tags: uncountable, usually
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