lebenswecker

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noun

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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Meanings

nounlebenswecker (plural lebensweckers)

plural lebensweckers

  1. 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.

Origin

  1. GermanLebenswecker
  2. Englishlebenswecker

German Lebenswecker, literally "life-awakener".

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APA

lebenswecker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebenswecker

MLA

“lebenswecker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebenswecker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lebenswecker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lebenswecker.

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