ac·u·punc·ture

(ăk′yo͝o-pŭngk′chər)

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·punc′tur·ist n.

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Translations

acupuncteur

acupuncturist

[ˌækjʊˈpʌŋktʃərɪst] N → acupuntor(a) m/f, acupunturista mf

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

acupuncturist

[ˈækjupʌŋktʃərɪst] n → acupuncteur/trice m/f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

acupuncturist

[ˌækjʊˈpʌŋktʃ/ərɪst] n → agopuntore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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AN acupuncturist from Coventry has become the 'rst in the area to be recognised as a 'preferred provider' by a local fertility clinic.

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"I still see my acupuncturist at least once a week," says Ashworth, now 51.

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Anywhere around the world, it is rare to find an acupuncturist who is also a medical doctor.

Medical acupuncture for returning OFWs

Then two years ago, I read about acupuncture and decided I had nothing to lose SOI contacted an acupuncturist.

Needles to say, it cured back pain

The Compleat Acupuncturist Peter Eckman, M.D., Ph.D., M.AC.

The Compleat Acupuncturist

Over the same period there was an increase in the percentage of women who consulted a massage therapist (20% to 27%), chiropractor (14% to 16%), and acupuncturist (5% to 6%).

The decline of herbal medicine/naturopathy consultations: how research can help further the profession