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Perkinism

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Per´kin`ism
n.1.(Med.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, - first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy.
Perkinism
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. Also called tractoration.
See also: Remedies


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