ac·u·punc·ture ( k y -p ngk ch r)n. A procedure used in or adapted from Chinese medical practice in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes or to relieve pain or produce regional anesthesia. tr.v. ac·u·punc·tured, ac·u·punc·tur·ing, ac·u·punc·tures To subject to acupuncture. [Latin acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots + puncture.] ac u·punctur·ist n. |
acupuncture
Noun
a medical treatment involving the insertion of needles at various parts of the body to stimulate the nerve impulses [Latin acus needle + puncture]
acupuncturist n
| acupuncture (ky-pngkchr) The practice of inserting thin needles into the body at specific points to relieve pain, treat a disease, or anesthetize a body part during surgery. Acupuncture has its origin in traditional Chinese medicine and has been in use for more than 5,000 years. |
acupuncture
the oriental art of inserting fine needles into various parts of the body to treat certain types of disorders. — acupuncturist, n.
See also: Remedies
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| Noun | 1. |  acupuncture - treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skintreatment, intervention - care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world |
Translations
n acupuncture [ˈӕkjupaŋktʃə]
a method of treating illness etc by sticking needles into the patient's skin at certain points. akupunktuur عَلَاج الوَخْز بِالإبْرَه акупунктура akupunktura akupunktur die Akupunktur βελονισμός acupuntura nõelravi طب سوزنی akupunktuuri acupuncture דִיקוּר בְּמחָטִים सूई चुभा कर इलाज करने की पद्धति akupunktura akupunktúra tusuk jarum nálarstungulækningar agopuntura 針療治 침술 (요법) akupunktūra akupunktūra akupuntur acupunctuur akupunktur akupunktura acupuntura acupunctură иглоукалывание akupunktúra akupunktura akupunktura akupunktur การฝังเข็ม iğneyle tedavi, akupunktur 針灸療法 акупунктура, голкотерапія سوزن زنی ، چینی طریقۂ علاج châm cứu 针刺疗法
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