panchakarma Syllabification: (pan·cha·kar·ma)Pronunciation: /ˌpənCHəˈkärmə/Definition of panchakarma noun (in Ayurvedic medicine) a fivefold detoxification treatment involving massage, herbal therapy, and other procedures. Origin: 1980s: from Sanskrit, panca, 'five' + karman, 'action'panchakarma in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of panchakarma in the British & World English dictionary