acupressure

ac·u·pres·sure

 (ăk′yə-prĕsh′ər)

n.

See shiatsu.

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[acu(puncture) + pressure.]

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acupressure

(ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə)

n

(Complementary Medicine) another name for shiatsu

[C19: from acu(puncture) + pressure]

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ac•u•pres•sure

(ˈæk yʊˌprɛʃ ər)

n.

1. a type of massage therapy using finger pressure on the bodily sites used in acupuncture.

2. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel by inserting needles into adjacent tissue.

[1855–60]

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acupressure

(also known as shiatsu). A therapy in which pressure is applied to specific points on the body along acupuncture meridians, using techniques that include a gentle form of rolfing.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

acupressure - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body G-Jo, shiatsu treatment, 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 Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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Translations

akupresura

acupressure

[ækjəˌpreʃəʳ] N → acupresión f, digitopuntura f

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acupressure

[ˈækjuprɛʃə^r] n → acupressing m acupressure pointacupressure point n → point m de l'acupressing

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acupressure

n → Akupressur f

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acupressure

n acupresión f, tipo de masaje empleando presión de los dedos sobre ciertas áreas con el fin de curar

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