English

ichthyotherapy

From ichthyo- + therapy.

Proto-Hellenic *ikʰtʰū́s

Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῡ́ς ‘fish’

Ancient Greek θεράπων ‘attendant, aide’

Ancient Greek θεραπεύω ‘to serve, treat medically’

Ancient Greek θεραπεία ‘service, medical treatment’

New Latin therapīa ‘therapy’

Today it means

noun The use of fish for therapeutic treatment, especially for cleaning wounds.

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