acupressure

[ ak-yoo-presh-er ]

/ ˈæk yʊˌprɛʃ ər /

noun

a type of massage in which finger pressure on the specific bodily sites described in acupuncture therapy is used to promote healing, alleviate fatigue, etc.

Medicine/Medical. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel.

Origin of acupressure

First recorded in 1855–60; acu(puncture) + pressure

Words nearby acupressure

aculeate, aculeus, acumen, acuminate, acupoint, acupressure, acupuncture, acupuncturist, acus, acusector, acutance

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Example sentences from the Web for acupressure

Elastic bracelets—with brads to place just so in an acupressure spot on the inner wrist purported to reduce nausea—are popular.
Hyperemesis Gravidarum: What’s Ailing Kate Middleton|Kent Sepkowitz|December 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In this he was mistaken for, on the contrary, acupressure was beginning to be forgotten long before twenty-five years had elapsed.
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)|Henry Laing Gordon
Acupressure, checking hemorrhage in arteries during an operation by compressing their orifices with a needle.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Though the inventor of acupressure, his name will forever be associated with the introduction of chloroform.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park

The nature of reparatory inflammation in arteries after ligatures, acupressure, and torsion.
History of the Division of Medical Sciences|Sami Khalaf Hamarneh

British Dictionary definitions for acupressure

acupressure

/ (ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə) /

noun

another name for shiatsu

Word Origin for acupressure

C19: from acu (puncture) + pressure

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for acupressure

acupressure

[ ak′yə-prĕsh′ər ]

n.

shiatsu

单词	acupressure
释义	acupressure [ ak-yoo-presh-er ] / ˈæk yʊˌprɛʃ ər / noun a type of massage in which finger pressure on the specific bodily sites described in acupuncture therapy is used to promote healing, alleviate fatigue, etc. Medicine/Medical. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel. Origin of acupressure First recorded in 1855–60; acu(puncture) + pressure Words nearby acupressure aculeate, aculeus, acumen, acuminate, acupoint, acupressure, acupuncture, acupuncturist, acus, acusector, acutance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for acupressure Elastic bracelets—with brads to place just so in an acupressure spot on the inner wrist purported to reduce nausea—are popular. Hyperemesis Gravidarum: What’s Ailing Kate Middleton\|Kent Sepkowitz\|December 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST In this he was mistaken for, on the contrary, acupressure was beginning to be forgotten long before twenty-five years had elapsed. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870)\|Henry Laing Gordon Acupressure, checking hemorrhage in arteries during an operation by compressing their orifices with a needle. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood Though the inventor of acupressure, his name will forever be associated with the introduction of chloroform. An Epitome of the History of Medicine\|Roswell Park The nature of reparatory inflammation in arteries after ligatures, acupressure, and torsion. History of the Division of Medical Sciences\|Sami Khalaf Hamarneh British Dictionary definitions for acupressure acupressure / (ˈækjʊˌprɛʃə) / noun another name for shiatsu Word Origin for acupressure C19: from acu (puncture) + pressure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for acupressure acupressure [ ak′yə-prĕsh′ər ] n. shiatsu The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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