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 Medicineb2Oxford Collocations Dictionary… of acupunctureverb + acupuncture- have
- give somebody
- practise/practice
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acupuncture + nounSee full entry Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin acu ‘with a needle’ + puncture.