A method or course of medical treatment where the patient is exposed to the open air.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Household Words. From air + cure, originally after movement cure, water cure, in later use after German Luftkur.
Definition of air cure in US English:
air cure
noun
Medicine
A method or course of medical treatment where the patient is exposed to the open air.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Household Words. From air + cure, originally after movement cure, water cure, in later use after German Luftkur.