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English

Pronunciation


Noun

  1. The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc.
  2. The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed.


Translations

fr:embrocation io:embrocation ru:embrocation ta:embrocation te:embrocation vi:embrocation zh:embrocation

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Embrocation \Em`bro*ca"tion\, n. [NL. embrocatio: cf. F.
embrocation.] (Med.)
(a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with
spirit, oil, etc.
(b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is
rubbed.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet embrocation
n : a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve
muscular stiffness and pain [syn: liniment]
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