Rest cure

(definition) by Webster 1913 Sat Jan 14 2006 at 18:58:26

Rest cure. (Med.)

Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of massage and electricity.

 

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