acupuncture
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin acus (“needle”) + puncture. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acupuncture (usually uncountable, plural acupunctures)
- 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.
- 1974 October 16, “Acupuncture”, in The Jerusalem Post[1], volume XLIV, number 14221, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
insertion of needles for remedial purposes
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Verb edit
acupuncture (third-person singular simple present acupunctures, present participle acupuncturing, simple past and past participle acupunctured)
- (transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
Translations edit
to treat with acupuncture
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See also edit
- acupressure (noun)
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English acupuncture.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
acupuncture f (plural acupunctures)
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: akupunktur
Further reading edit
- “acupuncture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.