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inunction

noun
/ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/

Etymology

From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

  1. derived from *h₃engʷ-✻
  2. derived from inunctio

Definitions

  1. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.

    • Besides these fomentations, irrigations, inunctions, odoraments, prescribed for the head, there must be the like used for the liver, spleen, stomach, hyperchondries, etc.

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