aromatherapy

noun [U]

/əˌrəʊ.məˈθer.ə.pi/

/-ˌroʊ-/

Definition

› the treatment of worry or nervousness, or medical conditions that are not serious, by rubbing pleasant-smelling natural oils into the skin or breathing in their smell: aromatherapy massage aromatherapy oilsAlternative and traditional therapies aromatherapeutic

/əˌrəʊ.mə.θe.rəˈpjuː.tɪk/

/əˌroʊ.mə.θe.rəˈpjuː.t̬ɪk/ adjective Alternative and traditional therapies aromatherapist

/-pɪst/ noun [C] › a trained aromatherapistAlternative and traditional therapies

(Definition of aromatherapy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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