noun. 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.

transitive verb. To subject to acupuncture.

In surgery, to perform the operation of acupuncture upon.

noun. A surgical operation consisting in the insertion of delicate needles in the tissues.

noun. A mode of infanticide in some countries, consisting in forcing a needle into the brain of the child.

noun. Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.

transitive verb. To treat with acupuncture.

noun. The insertion of needles into living tissue, especially for remedial purposes.

verb. To treat with acupuncture.

noun. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin