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acupressure
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acupressure
Noun
  • An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints. uncountable
  • An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique. countable
  • 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. dated