• (n.) The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.
Mag`net·o·ther'a·py noun (Medicine) The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: mag-nē′tō-thār′ă-pē Definitions: 1. Attempted treatment of disease by application of magnets or induced magnetic fields.
magnetotherapy, magnetotherapeutics The attempt to treat a disease by the application of magnets to the surface of the body.