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Perkinism - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
(medicine, archaic) A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, ... en.wiktionary.org
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Perkinism Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary
A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. www.yourdictionary.com
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Perkinism - definition and meaning - Wordnik
Perkinism: A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods (" tractors ") were waved over the body , supposed to cure inflammation , rheumatism ... www.wordnik.com
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Perkinism
Perkinism Med. (ˈpɜːkɪnɪz(ə)m) Also † Perkinsism. [See -ism.] A method of treatment introduced by Elisha Perkins, an American physician (died 1799), for the cure of rheumatic diseases; it consisted in drawing two small pointed rods, one of steel and one of brass, called ‘metallic tractors’, over the... Oxford English Dictionary
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Perkinism, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
OED's earliest evidence for Perkinism is from 1798, in the writing of C. C. Langworthy. From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper ... www.oed.com
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Perkinism - definition of Perkinism by The Free Dictionary
a former treatment for rheumatism, developed by Dr. Elisha Perkins, in which the ends of two rods made of different metals were applied to the affected parts. www.thefreedictionary.com
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tractor (ˈtræktə(r)) [Late or med.L. agent-n. from trahĕre, tract-um to draw: see -or.] 1. pl. (in full (Perkins's) metallic tractors): Name of a device invented by Elisha Perkins, an American physician (died 1799), consisting of a pair of pointed rods of different metals, as brass and steel, which ... Oxford English Dictionary
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PERKINISM VS. MESMERISM - Cornell University Medical College
Japanned (lacquered) metal combs seemed also to alleviate pain, not through stroking, but by being worn constantly in the hair of victims of headaches. Perkins ... onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Perkinism - Definition/Meaning | Drlogy
Perkinism. A mode of treatment introduced by Perkins, of America, and consisting in the application to diseased parts of the extremities of two needles made ... www.drlogy.com
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Perkinism vs. mesmerism - PubMed
Perkinism vs. mesmerism. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Perkinism - Wikipedia
Elisha Perkins · From an eponym: This is a redirect from an eponym to its related article title. en.wikipedia.org
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Perkinistic, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Perkins, ‑istic suffix. See etymology. Nearby entries. Perkin, n.³ ... www.oed.com
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