acupuncture

IPA: ˈækjupʌŋktʃɝ

The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

Examples of "acupuncture" in Sentences

The same is true for acupuncture.
The effectiveness of acupuncture remains unclear.
I agree with you that acupuncture is a false therapy.
You'll find the links to use in the acupuncture article.
Acupuncture is the best known use of the meridian system.
He is believed to have introduced the technique of acupuncture.
There is no scientific proof for any of the claims of acupuncture.
There are numerous references to the origin of the word acupuncture.
I pierced acupuncture needles at the points in the different sectors.
The nodule is to press against an acupuncture point of the human body.
But it is not tenable in the medical world, of which acupuncture belongs to.
The issue is no longer chiropractic or acupuncture, it is the use of sources.
Another report claims the term acupuncture was coined by Dr. Willliam Ten Rhyne.
The word acupuncture was coined by French Jesuits from the Latin acus (needle) and punctura (puncture).
However I will add that acupuncture is a false therapy … in and of itself … unless the receiver happens to believe that it heals.
The same principles that are used for healing in acupuncture and acupressure massage are also used in oriental martial arts for fighting and self-defense.
A second treelike system, running parallel and powered by direct-current electrical signals rooted in the brain stem, was also known and mapped by direct, intuitive science and was called the acupuncture meridians.