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lebenswecker
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German
Lebenswecker
, literally "life-awakener".
Noun
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lebenswecker
(
plural
lebensweckers
)
A
medical
device
used in
Baunscheidtism
to
pierce
the
skin
with many fine
needles
, and used on
skin
treated with
toxic
oil
, the resulting
inflammation
claimed to draw the body's attention away from various
illnesses
in other parts of the body.
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