Medical or therapeutic treatment using fango (therapeutic mud), especially for arthritis and skin conditions.
Compound of 'fango' and 'therapy' (from Greek 'therapeia' meaning healing or service). This modern medical term emerged in the 20th century as fango spa treatments gained scientific recognition.
Fangotherapy became so popular in European spas that insurance companies in Italy and Austria started covering mud treatments as legitimate medicine—it's one of the few spa treatments with actual clinical studies proving it works.
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