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Noun: acupuncture  'ak-yû,pungk-chu(r)
  1. Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    - stylostixis

Derived forms: acupunctures

Type of: intervention, treatment

Encyclopedia: Acupuncture