TAPOTEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tapotement mean? 

• TAPOTEMENT (noun)
  The noun TAPOTEMENT has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: TAPOTEMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAPOTEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tapotement" is a kind of...):

massage (kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation)