"reflexology" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: reflexologies [plural]
Etymology: reflex + -ology, derived from Russian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|reflex|ology}} reflex + -ology, {{der|en|ru|-}} Russian Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} reflexology (usually uncountable, plural reflexologies)
  1. (medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine, Pseudoscience Translations (study of behavior): reflexologie [feminine] (Dutch), refleksologio (Esperanto), refleksologia (Finnish), refleksologi [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), reflexologia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-reflexology-en-noun-VqVIAyG~ Disambiguation of Pseudoscience: 59 41 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 46 54 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'study of behavior': 91 9
  2. (alternative medicine) A form of complementary medicine involving the stimulation of points on the feet, hands, or ears, in the belief that it will have a beneficial effect on some other parts of the body or to improve general health. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alternative medicine Translations (form of complementary medicine): reflexologie [feminine] (Dutch), refleksologio (Esperanto), vyöhyketerapia (Finnish), refleksologia (Finnish), refleksologi [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), reflexologia [feminine] (Portuguese), adweitheg [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-reflexology-en-noun-LDG99OYb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 46 54 Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'form of complementary medicine': 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: zone therapy

Inflected forms

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