acupressure : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: acupressure	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for acupressure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acupressure n treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body Synonym(s): acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.