| perkinism | <medicine> 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Perkins | Elisha, U.S. Physician, 1741-1799. See: perkinism. (05 Mar 2000) |