Definition of Acuponcture

Definition of Acuponcture

Acupuncture, 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.

- Wikipedia

Ac`u*punc"ture (&?;), n. [L. acus needle + punctura a pricking, fr. pungere to prick: cf. F. acuponcture.] Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.

Ac`u*punc"ture (&?;), v. t. To treat with acupuncture.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.
The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
To treat with acupuncture.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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