acupressure

noun

1. 1

   An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.

2. 2

   An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.

3. 3

   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.