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Definition of Effleurage
1. Noun. A rhythmic stroking. "Effleurage of the abdomen is used in the Lamaze method of childbirth"
Definition of Effleurage
1. Noun. (context: massage) A form of massage involving smooth strokes of the skin with one's hands. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Effleurage
1. A stroking movement in massage. Origin: Fr. Effleurer, to touch lightly (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Effleurage
Literary usage of Effleurage
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Massage and therapeutic exercise by Mary McMillan (1921)
"Massage and Therapeutic Exercise PART I MASSAGE CHAPTER \ ;v effleurage; PETRISSAGE;
FRICTION; TAPOTEMENT; VIBRATION; PHYSIOLOGIC AND THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ..."
2. Diseases of the digestive organs: With Special Reference to Their Diagnosis by Charles Dettie Aaron (1921)
"... deep massage practically impos- Both hands should be laid upon the abdomen
and slight king movements made (rotating effleurage). Concentric circles . ..."
3. A Primer of the Art of Massage for Learners by Thomas Stretch Dowse (1901)
"effleurage. Manipulations coming under this designation are of a light, stroking
character, and are specially applicable to the head. ..."
4. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by Philadelphia Neurological Society, American Neurological Association, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association (1885)
"effleurage for instance, act in very nearly the same manner as any irritation of
the skin ; and that dermal irritants have an indirect action upon the ..."
5. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease by American Neurological Association, Philadelphia Neurological Society, Chicago Neurological Society, New York Neurological Association, Boston Society of Psychiatry and Neurology (1885)
"effleurage for instance, act in very nearly the same manner as any irritation of
the skin ; and that dermal irritants have an indirect action upon the ..."
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