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baunscheidtism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
baun-schei-dtism
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness, thus effecting a cure.

Uncountable

Etymology

From German Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.

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What does baunscheidtism mean?
A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness, thus effecting a cure.
Where does baunscheidtism come from?
From German Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.

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