Perkinismn.

Brit.

/ˈpəːkɪnɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈpərkɪˌnɪz(ə)m/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Perkinism.

β. 1800s– Perkinsism.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Perkins , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < Perkin- (in the name of Elisha Perkins (1741–99), American physician) + -ism suffix. In β. forms < the name of Elisha Perkins (see above) + -ism suffix.Perkins took out a U.S. patent on removing pains by metallic points on 19 Feb. 1796.

Medicine. Now historical.

A method of treatment for rheumatic diseases advocated by Elisha Perkins, in which two small pointed rods, one of steel and one of brass, called ‘metallic tractors’, are drawn over the affected area. Also called tractoration.

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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments

majoration1626

relaxant1661

diaeresis1706

blistering1711

Perkinism1798

tranquillizing1801

tractoration1803

tractorism1827

moxibustion1833

traction1841

remediation1850

moxocausis1857

bed-rest1872

aerotherapeutics1876

aerotherapy1876

metallotherapy1877

block1882

counter-irritation1882

bacteriotherapy1886

mechanotherapy1890

mobilization1890

seismotherapy1901

bacterization1902

replacement therapy1902

biotherapy1912

occupational therapy1915

protein therapy1917

psychophysicotherapeutics1922

recovery programme1922

plombage1933

bacteriostasis1936

oestrogenization1960

hyperalimentation1962

vegetablization1963

pain management1966

palliative care1967

gene therapy1970

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > [noun] > analgesia > method using metallic tractors

Perkinism1798

tractoration1803

tractorism1827

traction1841

1798 C. C. Langworthy View of Perkinean Electr. App. 41 His father's discovery, which may with propriety be termed Perkinism, or..Perkinean Electricity.

1799 B. D. Perkins Exper. Metallic Tractors 16 As the stiffness had continued for some weeks,..I was curious to see the effects of Perkinism.

1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles IV. 63 He who believes in Perkinism or Bletonism or Mesmerism.

1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. XI. 515 The practice was called ‘Perkinsism’.

1918 J. Jastrow Psychol. of Conviction ii. 55 There are there considered (1) the royal cure of the King's Evil;..(4) the history of the Metallic Tractors, or Perkinsism.

1949 M. B. Gordon Æsculapius comes to Colonies 228 A patent was obtained; doctors and philosophers greatly approved, and professors of three American universities said they believed in Perkinism.

1975 Jrnl. Hist. Behavioral Sci. 11 151 By the end of the first decade of the nineteenth century, Perkinism appeared to have been pretty well forgotten in America and England.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	perkinism
释义	Perkinismn. Brit. /ˈpəːkɪnɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpərkɪˌnɪz(ə)m/ Forms: α. 1700s– Perkinism. β. 1800s– Perkinsism. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Perkins , -ism suffix. Etymology: < Perkin- (in the name of Elisha Perkins (1741–99), American physician) + -ism suffix. In β. forms < the name of Elisha Perkins (see above) + -ism suffix.Perkins took out a U.S. patent on removing pains by metallic points on 19 Feb. 1796. Medicine. Now historical. A method of treatment for rheumatic diseases advocated by Elisha Perkins, in which two small pointed rods, one of steel and one of brass, called ‘metallic tractors’, are drawn over the affected area. Also called tractoration. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > types of treatment generally > [noun] > other miscellaneous treatments majoration1626 relaxant1661 diaeresis1706 blistering1711 Perkinism1798 tranquillizing1801 tractoration1803 tractorism1827 moxibustion1833 traction1841 remediation1850 moxocausis1857 bed-rest1872 aerotherapeutics1876 aerotherapy1876 metallotherapy1877 block1882 counter-irritation1882 bacteriotherapy1886 mechanotherapy1890 mobilization1890 seismotherapy1901 bacterization1902 replacement therapy1902 biotherapy1912 occupational therapy1915 protein therapy1917 psychophysicotherapeutics1922 recovery programme1922 plombage1933 bacteriostasis1936 oestrogenization1960 hyperalimentation1962 vegetablization1963 pain management1966 palliative care1967 gene therapy1970 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > anaesthetization, pain-killing, etc. > [noun] > analgesia > method using metallic tractors Perkinism1798 tractoration1803 tractorism1827 traction1841 1798 C. C. Langworthy View of Perkinean Electr. App. 41 His father's discovery, which may with propriety be termed Perkinism, or..Perkinean Electricity. 1799 B. D. Perkins Exper. Metallic Tractors 16 As the stiffness had continued for some weeks,..I was curious to see the effects of Perkinism. 1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles IV. 63 He who believes in Perkinism or Bletonism or Mesmerism. 1880 Libr. Universal Knowl. XI. 515 The practice was called ‘Perkinsism’. 1918 J. Jastrow Psychol. of Conviction ii. 55 There are there considered (1) the royal cure of the King's Evil;..(4) the history of the Metallic Tractors, or Perkinsism. 1949 M. B. Gordon Æsculapius comes to Colonies 228 A patent was obtained; doctors and philosophers greatly approved, and professors of three American universities said they believed in Perkinism. 1975 Jrnl. Hist. Behavioral Sci. 11 151 By the end of the first decade of the nineteenth century, Perkinism appeared to have been pretty well forgotten in America and England. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1798
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