anatripsology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ana-trip-sol-o-gy
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noun

The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.

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Example Sentences

"He was succeeded by one of his five doctor sons, Walter, a protagonist of the art of anatripsology. Rubbing with brandy had quite a vogue in Malvern."
"[…] They both agree on proposing, according to the dictates of ‘‘Anatripsology’’ [19], to apply frictions of ‘‘contused opium’’ and ‘‘milled nigricant pasque flower powder’’ dissolved in gastric juice extracted, in conformity with the Spallanzani method, from the starving stomachs of craws. […] […] All the therapies of the time are mentioned: emetics, musk, opium, nappello, giusquiamo, Brera’s anatripsology and electric and chemical-gas applications. […]"
"In order for the pregnant woman to relax and to be calm at every stage of labor, a 5-10 minute massage was applied to her shoulders, back, waist, abdomen and legs with small touches, effleurage and anatripsology."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian anatripsologia, coined by Valeriano Luigi Brera in 1799, from Ancient Greek ἀνάτριψις (anátripsis, “rubbing”) + -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἀνάτριψις

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