inunction

1. The process of applying and rubbing in an ointment.
2. The act of anointing, as in a religious ceremony.

[Middle English, anointing, from Latin inūnctiō, inūnctiōn-, from inūnctus, past participle of inunguere, to anoint : in-, on; see in-² + unguere, to smear.]

The local application of a drug in an oily or semisolid vehicle, such as an ointment, or the preparation that is thus applied.

1. the act of anointing or applying an ointment by friction.
2. an ointment made with lanolin as a menstruum.