Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Acupuncture"
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) 1.7 (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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