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Acupressure - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Acupressure : (noun)
1: treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers
to specific pressure points on the body [syn: G-Jo, shiatsu]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Acupressure : \Ac`u*pres"sure\, n. [L. acus needle _ premere,
pressum, to press.] (Surg.)
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. --Simpson.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acupressure : Acupressure: The application of pressure on specific points on the body to control symptoms such as acupuncture but without needles.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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