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Acupuncture

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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryacu·punc·ture \-ˌpəŋ(k)-chər\ noun ETYMOLOGY  Latin acus + English puncture
 DATE  1684
: an originally Chinese practice of inserting fine needles through the skin at specific points especially to cure disease or relieve pain (as in surgery)• acupuncture transitive verb• acu·punc·tur·ist  \-ˌpəŋ(k)-chə-rist\ noun
English Etymologyacupuncture  1680s, "pricking with a needle" to ease pain, from L. acus "needle" (see acuity) + Eng. puncture. The verb is first recorded 1972.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishacupuncture noun QUANT. course My doctor recommended a course of acupuncture. VERB + ACUPUNCTURE have I'm having acupuncture for a bad back. | give sb, practise, use Acupuncture has been practised in China for thousands of years. ACUPUNCTURE + NOUN point Needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points in the body. | needleOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7acupunctureacu·punc·ture / 5AkjupQNktFE(r) / 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   针刺疗法
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedacu·punc·ture\ˈakyu̇+ˌ\ noun(-s)Etymology: acu- + puncture1. : the originally Chinese practice of puncturing the body with special usually gold or silver needles to cure disease2. : puncture of the skin or tissue by a needle (as for vaccination or the removal of fluid)• acu·punc·tur·ist \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈpəŋ(k)chərə̇st, -(k)sh-\ noun -s

Acupuncture Noun Needles Chinese Skin Verb Acu·Punc·Ture Acus