acupuncture

noun
🔊/ˈækjupʌŋktʃə(r)/
🔊/ˈækjupʌŋktʃər/
[uncountable]
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  1. a Chinese method of treating pain and illness using special thin needles that are pushed into the skin in particular parts of the body针刺疗法
    • I'm having acupuncture for a bad back.我正在接受针刺治疗背痛。
    • Needles are inserted into specific acupuncture points in the body.针刺入人体特定的穴位。
    Extra Examples
    • Acupuncture has been practised in China for thousands of years.针刺疗法已在中国使用数千年了。
    • My doctor recommended a course of acupuncture.医生建议我接受一个疗程的针刺疗法。
    Topics Medicineb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of acupuncture
    • course
    verb + acupuncture
    • have
    • give somebody
    • practise/​practice
    acupuncture + noun
    • point
    • needle
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    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin acu ‘with a needle’ + puncture.