reflexology
English
noun
Definitions
- (medicine) The study and interpretation of behavior in terms of simple and complex reflexes.
- (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.
Etymology
Suffix from English reflex.
Origin
English
reflex
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baroreflex English
- chemoreflex English
- ergoreflex English
- excitoreflex English
- hyperreflexia English
- hyporeflexia English
- mechanoreflex English
- nonreflex English
- reflex English
- reflexless English
- reflexly English
- reflexmate English
- reflexogenic English
- reflexograph English
- reflexological English
- reflexologist English
- semireflex English
- réflex Spanish, Castilian
- reifléacseolaí Irish
- reifléacseolaíocht Irish