acupuncture
Pronunciation: ak′yū-punk′chŭr- An ancient Asian system of therapy in which long, fine needles are inserted into discrete areas of the body that are considered linked to symptoms or disease.
- More recently, acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia.
[L. acus, needle, + puncture]
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