inunction
/ɪˈnʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun] chiefly Medicine
The rubbing of ointment or oil into the skin.Inhalation enables the oils to pass into the bloodstream via the lungs, and inunction through the skin....
- Ethyl linoleate was applied dropwise, after which it was spread by inunction to the donor site.
- Treatment can be administered by injection, by inunction and by the oral route.
Origin
Late 15th century: from Latin inunctio(n-), from inunguere 'smear on'.
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