moxibustion en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɒk.sɪˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/
Etymology
Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) + combustion, literally “burning of mugwort”, with the connecting -i- usual in Latinate vocabulary.
Meanings
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(countable, qualifier:folk medicine, uncountable) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.
Traditional Chinese medicine includes herbal remedy, diet therapy, use of animal secretion and organs, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion (the application of a burning moxa plant to skin), and other folk methods.
1998, Lin Zhan, edited by Lin Zhan, Asian Voices: Asian and Asian-American Health Educators Speak Out, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, →ISBN, Xi Young Hong: Health Practice in Chinese Older Women, page 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| moxibustions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
fi moksaus (burning of moxa against skin) · ja お灸 (burning of moxa against skin) · sv moxibustion (burning of moxa against skin) · fr moxibustion (burning of moxa against skin) · it moxibustione (burning of moxa against skin) · ko 뜸 (burning of moxa against skin) · pt moxibustão (burning of moxa against skin) · cmn 灸 (burning of moxa against skin) · de Moxibustion (burning of moxa against skin) · cmn 艾灸 (burning of moxa against skin) · pl termopunktura (burning of moxa against skin) · ru прижига́ние (burning of moxa against skin) · el καυτηριασμός με μόξα (burning of moxa against skin) · es moxibustión (burning of moxa against skin) · ja 灸 (burning of moxa against skin) · fi moksibustio (burning of moxa against skin)