acupressure.
An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
Meaning & usage
An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
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.
Where this word comes from
Blend of acupuncture + pressure. By surface analysis, acu- + pressure.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.