A massage technique that involves kneading the body.
Example sentencesExamples
The strokes used were effleurage (ie, long gliding strokes), petrissage (ie, lifting of the muscle, kneading), and vibration (ie, gentle shaking of the muscle).
Then, during the last minute of the rub, the subject's skin was gently lifted with a C-shaped motion of the hand (petrissage).
Origin
Late 19th century: French pétrissage, from pétrir 'to knead'.
Definition of petrissage in US English:
petrissage
nounˌpetriˈsäZH
A massage technique that involves kneading the body.
Example sentencesExamples
Then, during the last minute of the rub, the subject's skin was gently lifted with a C-shaped motion of the hand (petrissage).
The strokes used were effleurage (ie, long gliding strokes), petrissage (ie, lifting of the muscle, kneading), and vibration (ie, gentle shaking of the muscle).
Origin
Late 19th century: French pétrissage, from pétrir ‘to knead’.