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Definition of "inunct" []

  • Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing (verb)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "inunct" in a sentence
  • "As trained nurses are often requested by the attending physician to inunct a patient with blue ointment in this affection, and as the author has seen several cases in which the ` ` inunction '' consisted of merely placing the prescribed quantity in the groin or axilla, he considers it proper to here give the correct method of inunction as recommended by Dr. Sigmund."
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