"reflexology" meaning in English

See reflexology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: reflexologies [plural]
Etymology: From 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: 61 39 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ology Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 45 55 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ology: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 43 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 40 60 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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