pelotherapy

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noun

body therapy using mud or clay

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounpelotherapy (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebody therapy using mud or clay

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπηλός“clay”
  2. Englishpelotherapy

From Ancient Greek πηλός (pēlós, “clay”) + therapy.

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APA

pelotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelotherapy

MLA

“pelotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelotherapy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pelotherapy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pelotherapy.

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