Inunction
Inunction , noun
[Latin inunctio, from inungere, inunctum, to anoint. See 1st In-, and Unction.]
(Medicine) The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed; unction; specifically (Medicine), the rubbing of ointments into the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.