Perkinism

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perkinism \Per"kin*ism\ (p[~e]r"k[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. (Med.)
     A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of
     two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part;
     tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of
     Norwich, Conn. See {Metallotherapy}. [archaic]
     [1913 Webster]