Acupuncture

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  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • 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.
  • In surgery, to perform the operation of acupuncture upon.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
  • transitive verb. To treat with acupuncture.
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  • noun. The insertion of needles into living tissue, especially for remedial purposes.
  • verb. To treat with acupuncture.
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  • noun. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    • Word Usage
    "Another report claims the term acupuncture was coined by Dr. Willliam Ten Rhyne."
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