Mesotherapy
/ˌmɛsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ/
noun (pl) -pies
1.
a cosmetic procedure in which minute doses of medication, vitamins, etc, are injected repeatedly into the mesodermal tissue under the skin to promote fat loss
noun
an alternative medicine treatment of injecting chemicals just under the skin to stimulate or break down tissues in the mesoderm
Word Origin
Gk mesos ‘middle’ + therapeia fr therapeuein ‘treat medically’
Usage Note
medicine
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