'Perkinism' definitions:
Definition of 'Perkinism'
From: GCIDE
- Perkinism \Per"kin*ism\ (p[~e]r"k[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. (Med.) A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part; tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of Norwich, Conn. See Metallotherapy. [archaic] [1913 Webster]