acupressure needle

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• Acupressure — Ac u*pres sure, n. [L. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press.] (Surg.) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• acupressure — (n.) 1859, from L. acus needle (see ACUITY (Cf. acuity)) + PRESSURE (Cf. pressure) (n.) …   Etymology dictionary

• acupressure — noun A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface …   Wiktionary

• ACUPRESSURE —    checking hemorrhage in arteries during an operation by compressing their orifices with a needle …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• acupressure —   n. traditional Sino Japanese massage technique using pressure points to increase viatality, relieve pain, and strengthen auto immune system; Medical pressing needle across blood vessel to stop haemorrhage …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Acupuncture — Intervention Needles being inserted into a patient s skin. ICD 10 PCS 8E0H30Z …   Wikipedia

• acupuncture — n. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr/; v. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr, ak yoo pungk /, n., v., acupunctured, acupuncturing. n. 1. a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites… …   Universalium

• Yakchim — Infobox Korean name caption= hangul=약침 hanja=linktext|藥|鍼 rr=yakchim mr=yakch im Yakchim is an oriental medical treatment. It is also called Pharmacupuncture, Korean Herb acupuncture and Acupuncture with medicinal herbs).ummaryAn oriental medical …   Wikipedia

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