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acupuncture |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, n. [L. acus needle + punctura a pricking, fr pungere to prick: cf F. acuponcture.] Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, v. t. To treat with acupuncture. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: acupuncture n : (Chinese) treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin [syn: {stylostixis}]
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