Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lebenswecker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lebensweck-er
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A medical device used in Baunscheidtism to pierce the skin with many fine needles, and used on skin treated with toxic oil, the resulting inflammation claimed to draw the body's attention away from various illnesses in other parts of the body.

Etymology

German Lebenswecker, literally "life-awakener".

Inflected Forms

lebensweckers (plural)

Questions

What does lebenswecker mean?: A medical device used in Baunscheidtism to pierce the skin with many fine needles, and used on skin treated with toxic oil, the resulting inflammation claimed to draw the body's attention away from various illnesses in other parts of the body.
Where does lebenswecker come from?: German Lebenswecker, literally "life-awakener".

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