English-Thai Dictionary
inunction
N ยาทา ผิวหนัง
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
INUNCTION
n.[L. inunctus, inungo; in and ungo, to anoint. ] The action of anointing; unction.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
INUNCTION
In *unc "tion, n. Etym: [L. inunctio, fr. inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction. ]
Defn: The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Med. ), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc. , are absorbed.
New American Oxford Dictionary
inunction
in unc tion |iˈnəNG (k )SHən ɪˈnəŋ (k )ʃən | ▶noun chiefly Medicine the rubbing of ointment or oil into the skin. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin inunctio (n- ), from inunguere ‘smear on. ’
Oxford Dictionary
inunction
inunction |ɪˈnʌŋ (k )ʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] chiefly Medicine the rubbing of ointment or oil into the skin. ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Latin inunctio (n- ), from inunguere ‘smear on ’.
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