English Explanatory Dictionary

lebenswecker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

lebenswecker lebensweckers

Etymology

German Lebenswecker, literally "life-awakener".

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