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- noun Any
treatment forpain based ondistraction .
Etymologies
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counter- + stimulation
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The famous surgeon, Cheselden, employed a noted plaster made with the resin of Spurge for relieving disease of the hip joint by counterstimulation.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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