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inunction
[ in-uhngk-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of anointing.
- Medicine/Medical. the rubbing in of an oil or ointment.
- Pharmacology. an unguent.
inunction
/ ɪnˈʌŋkʃən /
noun
- the application of an ointment to the skin, esp by rubbing
- the ointment so used
- the act of anointing; anointment
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Origin of inunction1
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Example Sentences
If badly swollen, they should be bathed, before inunction, with a decoction of elder-bark and other emollients.
In India it is used by inunction in rheumatism and in the Philippines locally over the stomach in indigestion and colic.
She happened to be undergoing a course of mercurial inunction at the same time as she was troubled with a corn.
After the wound has healed, mercurial inunction over the spine is employed to hasten the absorption of inflammatory products.
There is much greater difficulty with the skin, as inunction cannot be so well performed.
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