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From German Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baunscheidtism
Today it means: A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness, thus effecting a cure. Full definition →