A form of alternative therapy in which pressure is applied to specific points on the body, typically with the fingers, to relieve pain or treat various ailments.
acu+pressure
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Shared components, not spelling prefixesA form of complementary medicine in which fine needles are inserted into the skin at specific points along what are considered to be lines of energy (meridians), used especially to relieve pain.
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a person who is trained to perform acupuncture
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