acupuncture


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acupuncture /ˈakjʊˌpʌŋ(k)tʃə/
noun a system of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted in the skin at specific points along supposed lines of energy.
– derivatives
acupuncturist noun.
– origin C17: from L. acu ‘with a needle’ + puncture.
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