acupoint
nounUS, UK /ˈæ.kjuˌpɔɪnt/ · US /ˈæ.kjəˌpɔɪnt/
Etymology Blend of acupuncture + point. By surface analysis, acu- + point.
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Alternative medicine, Medicine, Sciences A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied.
- An important aspect of the "barefoot doctors" treatment is G-Jo. G-Jo rests on the same philosophy as acupuncture, acupressure, Shiatsu and the other acupoint stimulation therapies.1979, George J. Feiss, Mind Therapies, Body Therapies, page 59:
- Derived terms
- nonacupoint
- Holonyms
- meridian