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Noun Concept
Categories: Chinese inventions, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Energy therapies, Traditional Chinese medicine, Pain management
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acupuncture  stylostixis  Accupuncture  Accupunture  Acu detox
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Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin WordNet 3.0
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Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Wikipedia
Form of alternative medicine Wikidata
Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin. OmegaWiki
The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief. Wiktionary
Insertion of needles for remedial purposes. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
treatment
academic discipline
HAS PART
acupuncture point
electroacupuncture
Fire needle acupuncture
PART OF
alternative medicine
acupuncture and moxibustion
HAS KIND
auriculotherapy
hand acupuncture
PT
acupuntura médica
Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture
electroacupuncture
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
China
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
Otto's encyclopedia
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
PRACTICED BY
Acupuncturist
REGION DOMAIN
China
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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acupuncture, stylostixis
Wikipedia
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acupuncture
Wikidata
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acupuncture
Wiktionary
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acupuncture
OmegaWiki
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acupuncture
Wikipedia Redirections
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Accupuncture, Accupunture, Acu detox, Acunpuncture, Acupuncture analgesia, Acupuncture and fibromyalgia, Acupuncture detoxification, Acupuncture during pregnancy, Acupuncture face-lift, Acupuncture in Medicine, Acupuncture needle, Acupuncture point injection, Acupuncture therapy, acupuncturist, acupuncturists, Acupunture, Chen-chiu, Classical five element acupuncture, Cosmetic acupuncture, de-qi, de qi, history of acupuncture, Japanese acupuncture, Jhenjiou, Laser acupuncture, medical acupuncture, Modern (Western) acupuncture, Scientific acupuncture, Scientific theories regarding acupuncture, sonopuncture, Zhenjiu, 穴位

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