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Webster 1913 Edition


Baunscheidtism

Baun′scheidt-ism

,
Noun.
[From the introducer, a German named
Baunscheidt
.]
(Med.)
A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part with a stimulating fluid.

Definition 2024


Baunscheidtism

Baunscheidtism

English

Noun

Baunscheidtism (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness, thus effecting a cure.