Difference between revisions of "Acupuncture"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_82923" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_82923" /> == | ||
<p> (1): (n.) [[Pricking]] with a needle; a needle prick. </p> <p> (2): (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes. </p> <p> (3): (v. t.) To treat with acupuncture. </p> | <p> '''(1):''' (n.) [[Pricking]] with a needle; a needle prick. </p> <p> '''(2):''' (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes. </p> <p> '''(3):''' (v. t.) To treat with acupuncture. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66836" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_66836" /> == |
Latest revision as of 01:25, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
(2): (n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
(3): (v. t.) To treat with acupuncture.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
The operation of pricking an affected part with a needle, and leaving it for a short time in it, sometimes for as long as an hour.