INUNCTION
\ɪnˈʌŋkʃən], \ɪnˈʌŋkʃən], \ɪ_n_ˈʌ_ŋ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\
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By William R. Warner
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The act of rubbing in an ointment or a liniment. Inunction of the whole body with a piece of bacon, lard, or with oil, has been recommended in scarlatina, measles, and in scrofulous or tuberculous cachexia.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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