acupuncture

Definitions

General English

• noun a treatment in which needles are stuck through the skin in order to reduce pain or other aspects of an illness

Medical

• noun a treatment based on needles being inserted through the skin into nerve centres in order to relieve pain or treat a disorder

Sports

• noun a medical treatment in which fine needles are inserted through the skin into nerve centres in order to correct imbalances in the body’s energy and so relieve pain or treat a disorder

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