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Perkinism
Noun
archaic
uncountable
Japanese Meaning
擬似科学的な治療法の一種で、2本の尖った金属棒（トラクターと呼ばれるもの）を体に振って、炎症やリウマチなどを、身体内の電気的な流体を引き出すことで治癒させるとされた方法
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(medicine, archaic) A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods (tractors
) were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.
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Perkinism
In Victorian salons, some charlatans promoted Perkinism as a cure for rheumatism, waving two pointed metal rods over patients to 'draw off' a supposed electrical fluid.
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In Victorian salons, some charlatans promoted Perkinism as a cure for rheumatism, waving two pointed metal rods over patients to 'draw off' a supposed electrical fluid.
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