reflexology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
  2. 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.

Word forms

reflexology reflexologies

Etymology

From reflex + -ology, derived from Russian.

Synonyms

zone therapy
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.