MAGNETO-THERAPY

n. Ma2g"neat-o-the!lr'as-pis. Fr., magneto-therapie. Oer., Magnet other a pie. The science of that form of hypnotic therapeutics in which the metallic magnet is applied over a painful region. The indication for its application is a condition of increased irritability with active symptoms. [" Brit. Med. Jour.," Feb. 11, 1888, p. 320 (a, 34).] [s. 694]