perkinism

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Synonyms: terminism, perkiness, heroinism, peronism, perkins, petrinism, perinium, personism

Antonyms: terminism, perkiness, heroinism, peronism, perkins, petrinism, perinium, personism

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|archaic}} A [[pseudoscientific]] [[treatment]] in which two pointed metal rods ("[[tractor]]s") were [[wave]]d over the [[body]], supposed to cure [[inflammation]], [[rheumatism]], etc. by drawing off an [[electrical]] [[fluid]].

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