TAPOTEMENT

tapotement

(noun) massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tapotement (countable and uncountable, plural tapotements)

(massage) A form of massage involving hitting the body with various parts of one's hand.

Source: Wiktionary



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