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acupressure

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ac·u·pres·sure  (ky-prshr)
n.
See shiatsu.
[acu(puncture) + pressure.]
acupressure [ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə]
n
(Medicine / Complementary Medicine) another name for shiatsu
[from acu(puncture) + pressure]
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Noun1.acupressure - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the bodyacupressure - 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
Translations
acupressure [ækjəˌpreʃəʳ] N → acupresión f, digitopuntura f
acupressure [ˈækjuprɛʃər] n → acupressing m acupressure point
acupressure point n → point m de l'acupressing
acupressure
n → Akupressur f
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