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Vinony

inunction

noun

  1. rubbing or anointing of ointment or oil
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈʌŋkʃən/

noun

Etymology: From Latin inunctio, from inunctus, past participle of inungo (“anoint”), from in- + ungo (“anoint”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (“anoint”).

  1. The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm.

    “Besides these fomentations, irrigations, inunctions, odoraments, prescribed for the head, there must be the like used for the liver, spleen, stomach, hyperchondries, etc.”