"aromatherapy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-aromatherapy.wav Forms: aromatherapies [plural]
Etymology: From aroma + therapy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|aroma|therapy}} aroma + therapy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} aromatherapy (countable and uncountable, plural aromatherapies)
  1. (alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect mood and promote health. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: aromatherapist Translations (type of therapy): aromateràpia [feminine] (Catalan), 芳香療法 /芳香疗法 (fāngxiāng liáofǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), aromaterapi [common-gender] (Danish), aromatherapie [feminine] (Dutch), aroomiteraapia (Estonian), aromaterapia (Finnish), aromathérapie [feminine] (French), aromaterapie [feminine] (Friulian), aromaterapia (Galician), Aromatherapie [feminine] (German), αρωματοθεραπεία (aromatotherapeía) [feminine] (Greek), सुगंध चिकित्सा (sugandh cikitsā) [feminine] (Hindi), aromaterápia (Hungarian), aromaterapia [feminine] (Italian), アロマセラピー (Japanese), 芳香療法 (Japanese), aromaterapia [feminine] (Polish), aromaterapia [feminine] (Portuguese), аро̀матерапи́я (aròmaterapíja) [feminine] (Russian), aromaterapia [feminine] (Spanish), aromaterapi (Swedish), aromaterapi (Turkish), aromatherapi [masculine] (Welsh)

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