acupuncture
verbEtymology Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
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To treat with acupuncture.
- Related terms
- acupressure
acupuncture
nounUK /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɜ/ · US /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/
Etymology Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
1
Usually The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.
- Chinese doctors at Chishan County Hospital in Shansi Province have used acupuncture on the scalp to cure a patient suffering from paralysis of the right limbs caused by inflammation of the brain’s blood vessels.1974 October 16, “Acupuncture”, in The Jerusalem Post, volume XLIV, number 14221, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
- Derived terms
- acupoint, acupunctural, acupuncturation, acupuncturist, auriculoacupuncture, colorpuncture, electroacupuncture