inunction
Americannoun
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the act of anointing.
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Medicine/Medical. the rubbing in of an oil or ointment.
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Pharmacology. an unguent.
noun
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the application of an ointment to the skin, esp by rubbing
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the ointment so used
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the act of anointing; anointment
Etymology
Origin of inunction
1595–1605; < Latin inunction- (stem of inunctiō ), equivalent to inunct ( us ) (past participle of inunguere to anoint ) + -iōn- -ion. See in- 2, unction
Example Sentences
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In convalescence the warm water and soap bath is to be employed, followed by dusting of the surface with starch powder or by inunction with vaseline.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
The mercury rub or inunction, under ideal conditions, all things considered, is the best method of administering mercury to a patient with the hope of securing a permanent result.
From The Third Great Plague A Discussion of Syphilis for Everyday People by John H. (John Hinchman) Stokes
After six days’ treatment, considering his life in imminent danger, I reiterated my advice to institute the inunction cure, and the patient then acquiesced.
From The Electric Bath by George M. Schweig
It is stated that the free inunction of oil from the very beginning of the attack was affirmed to exert a favorable influence.12 12 See Griesinger, Virchow's Handbuch der Speciellen Pathologie und Therapie, ii.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
It may be induced by inunction, or rubbing in of ointment, as surely as by calomel internally administered.
From The Dog by Dinks
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