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PERKINISM
PERKINISM
Per
"
kin
*
ism,
n. (
Med.
)
Defn: 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.
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