/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005