ACUPUNCTURE


Meaning of ACUPUNCTURE in English

/ ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r); NAmE / noun

[ U ] a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles which are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from Latin acu with a needle + puncture .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.