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embrocation Med.|ɛmbrəʊˈkeɪʃən|
Also 7 embrochation.
[n. of action f. med.L. embrocāre: see prec. and -ation.]
†1. The action of embrocating. Obs.
1543Traheron Vigo's Chirurg. (1586) 437 It is an embrocation when we drop down liquor from a hyer place upon some part of the bodie. 1634T. Johnson Parey's Chirurg. xxvi. xxx. (1678) 650 An Embroche or Embrocation, is a watering.
2. A liquid used for bathing or moistening any diseased part; now usually restricted to those applied by rubbing; a liniment.
1610P. Barrough Meth. Physick i. ii. (1639) 4 Embrocations (that is, decoctions made of certaine things to powre upon any member). 1748Smollett Rod. Rand. xxviii, He bathed the doctor's face with an embrocation. 1831Brewster Nat. Magic i. 3 Drugs and soporific embrocations. |