Hypertext Webster Gateway: "embrocation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Embrocation \Em`bro*ca"tion\, n. [NL. embrocatio: cf. F.
embrocation.] (Med.)
(a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with
spirit, oil, etc.
(b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is
rubbed.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
embrocation
n : a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve
muscular stiffness and pain [syn: {liniment}]
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