tractoration

tractoration
\\ˌ ̷ ̷təˈrāshən\ noun (-s)
archaic : a technique of therapy first used about 1796 by Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn., consisting in the operation of drawing over an affected part the points of two small rods of different metals, and held to be helpful in local inflammation or pains (as of rheumatism)

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tractorāˈtion noun (historical)
The use of metal bars to give relief to diseased parts of the body
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Main Entry: ↑tractor

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  • Tractoration — Trac to*ra tion, n. See {Perkinism}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tractoration — trac·to·ra·tion …   English syllables

  • Perkinism — Per kin*ism, n. (Med.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See {Metallotherapy}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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