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lebenswecker

lebenswecker noun: a medical device used in Baunscheidtism to pierce the skin with many fine needles, and used on skin treated with toxic oil, the resulting inflammation claimed to draw the body's attention away from various illnesses in other parts of the body.

Noun

lebenswecker (plural lebensweckers)

  1. A medical device used in Baunscheidtism to pierce the skin with many fine needles, and used on skin treated with toxic oil, the resulting inflammation claimed to draw the body's attention away from various illnesses in other parts of the body.

Forms of lebenswecker

plurallebensweckers

Origin of lebenswecker

German Lebenswecker, literally "life-awakener".

Questions about lebenswecker

What does lebenswecker mean?
Lebenswecker means a medical device used in Baunscheidtism to pierce the skin with many fine needles, and used on skin treated with toxic oil, the resulting inflammation claimed to draw the body's attention away from various illnesses in other parts of the body.
What part of speech is lebenswecker?
Lebenswecker is a noun.
What is the plural of lebenswecker?
The plural of lebenswecker is lebensweckers.

Words near lebenswecker in the dictionary

  1. Lebels
  2. leben
  3. lebeneh
  4. lebensraum
  5. lebensräume
  6. lebenswecker
  7. lebensweckers
  8. Lebenswelt
  9. Lebenswelten
  10. lebenty
  11. lebenty leben

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