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Baunscheidtism

Baunscheidtism noun: 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.

Noun

Baunscheidtism (uncountable)

  1. 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.

Origin of Baunscheidtism

From German Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.

Questions about Baunscheidtism

What does Baunscheidtism mean?
Baunscheidtism means 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.
What part of speech is Baunscheidtism?
Baunscheidtism is a noun.

Words near Baunscheidtism in the dictionary

  1. Baumés
  2. Baun
  3. Baungon
  4. bauno
  5. baunos
  6. Baunscheidtism
  7. Baup
  8. bauplan
  9. bauplans
  10. Baur
  11. bauranoite

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