marma
/ˈmɑːmə/noun
In alternative medicine: any of a number of sensitive points in the body through which energy is believed to flow, and which are believed to govern particular mental or physical functions; the practice of massaging such points for therapeutic effect. Frequently attributive in marma massage, marma point.
Origin
1980s. From Sanskrit marma, nominative singular of marman vulnerable point, vital point, popularly connected with mṛ to die.
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