acupuncture en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɜ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/ (General-American)
- /ˈæ.kjə-/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der. Proto-Italic *akus Latin acus Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der. Proto-Italic *pungō Latin pungō Latin pūnctus Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin pūnctūra New Latin acūpūnctūralbor. English acupuncture Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) 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.
Chinese doctors at Chishan County Hospital in Shansi Province have used acupuncture on the scalp to cure a patient suffering from paralysis of the right limbs caused by inflammation of the brain’s blood vessels.
1974 October 16, “Acupuncture”, in The Jerusalem Post, volume XLIV, number 14221, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupunctures | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
acupuncturation · colorpuncture · auriculoacupuncture · acupuncturist · acupoint · electroacupuncture · acupunctural
Translations (93)
ja 鍼術 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · oc acupontura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · lt akupunktūra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · gl acupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · kmr akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · th การฝังเข็ม (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · fi akupunktio (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · uz akupunktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ar الوَخْز بِالْإِبْر (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ky акупунктура (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · hak 針灸 /针灸 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ja 鍼治療 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · fo akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mk акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · id akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · pa ਐਕਿਉਪੰਕਚਰ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · tl akupungktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · pt acupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · pl akupunktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · lv akupunktūra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ca acupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mi haumanu-ā-ngira (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · kk акупунктура (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · af akupunktuur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mi hauora-ā-ngira (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mn зүү эмчилгээ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · as আকুপাংচাৰ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · de Akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ro acupunctură (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · si කටු චිකිත්සාව (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · he דִּקּוּר סִינִי (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · id tusuk jarum (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · he דיקור סיני (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · et akupunktuur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · th ฝังเข็ม (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · nb akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · et nõelravi (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · it agopuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · bn আকুপাংচার (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · hy ասեղնաբուժություն (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · is nálastungulækningar (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · khb ᦚᧂᦃᦲᧄ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · nan-hbl 針灸 /针灸 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · cmn 針術 /针术 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ia acupunctura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mg tsindrona volamena (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ru иглоука́лывание (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · fa طب سوزنی (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · te ఆక్యుపంక్చర్ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · be акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ga snáthaidpholladh (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · fr acupuncture (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · sh akupunktúra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · lb Akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · cs akupunktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · sk akupunktúra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ta குத்தூசி மருத்துவம் (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · eo akupunkturo (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · km ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · mr ॲक्युपंक्चर (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · el βελονισμός (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · nn akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ko 침술 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · yue 針術 /针术 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · bg акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · az akupunktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · cy aciwbigo (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · kn ಸೂಜಿಮಾಂಜುಗೆ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · hi एक्यूपंक्चर (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · yue 針灸 /针灸 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ms akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ru ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · nl acupunctuur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ja 鍼 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ast acupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ru ѝглотерапи́я (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · sv akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · chr ᏴᎩ ᎠᏑᎶᏙᏗᏍᎩ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · vi châm cứu (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ja 鍼治 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · es acupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · kn ಸೂಜಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · sh акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · tr akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · la acūpūnctūra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · si කටු වෙදකම (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · uk акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · cmn 針灸 /针灸 (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · sl akupunktura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · ru акупункту́ра (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · eu akupuntura (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · hu akupunktúra (insertion of needles for remedial purposes) · da akupunktur (insertion of needles for remedial purposes)