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panchakarma
(pan¦cha|karma)
Pronunciation:
/ˌpʌntʃəˈkɑːmə/
noun
(in Ayurvedic medicine) a fivefold detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy, and other procedures.
Origin:
from Sanskrit
panca
'five' +
karma
'action'
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