Acupuncture : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Acupuncture	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Acupuncture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acupuncture n treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin Synonym(s): acupuncture, stylostixis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, n. [L. acus needle + punctura a pricking, fr. pungere to prick: cf. F. acuponcture.] Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, v. t. To treat with acupuncture.