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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)
- (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.