Sentence:  As he applied the applicator extending from the <WSD>machine</WSD> - which consisted of seven differently colored neon tubes superimposed on a rectangular base - to the supposedly diseased portions of Mrs. Shaefer 's body , Lee kept up a steady stream of pseudo scientific mumbo-jumbo . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks