sonotherapy

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noun

The therapeutic use of sound, especially in alternative medicine. This practice is often considered a pseudo-science by medical experts due to a lack of empirical evidence supporting its effectiveness.

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Meanings

nounsonotherapy (usually uncountable, plural sonotherapies)

plural sonotherapies

  1. uncountableusuallyThe therapeutic use of sound, especially in alternative medicine. This practice is often considered a pseudo-science by medical experts due to a lack of empirical evidence supporting its effectiveness.

Origin

From sono- + therapy.

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APA

sonotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonotherapy

MLA

“sonotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonotherapy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sonotherapy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sonotherapy.

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