# Baunscheidtism

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. 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.

## Etymology
From Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baunscheidtism