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Acupressure

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

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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.

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