Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
- transitive verb To treat with acupuncture.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
insertion ofneedles into living tissue, especially forremedial purposes. - verb transitive To treat with acupuncture.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Another report claims the term acupuncture was coined by Dr. Willliam Ten Rhyne.
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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Another report claims the term acupuncture was coined by Dr. Willliam Ten Rhyne.
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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The word acupuncture was coined by French Jesuits from the Latin acus (needle) and punctura (puncture).
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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The word acupuncture was coined by French Jesuits from the Latin acus (needle) and punctura (puncture).
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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There are numerous references to the origin of the word acupuncture.
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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There are numerous references to the origin of the word acupuncture.
Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011
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However I will add that acupuncture is a false therapy … in and of itself … unless the receiver happens to believe that it heals.
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The same principles that are used for healing in acupuncture and acupressure massage are also used in oriental martial arts for fighting and self-defense.
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I agree with you that acupuncture is a false therapy.
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A second treelike system, running parallel and powered by direct-current electrical signals rooted in the brain stem, was also known and mapped by direct, intuitive science and was called the acupuncture meridians.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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