acupuncture

From Latin acus (“needle”) + puncture; surface analysis, acu- +‎ puncture.

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/

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acupuncture (usually uncountable, plural acupunctures)

1. The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.

• acupuncturist
• electroacupuncture

acupuncture (third-person singular simple present acupunctures, present participle acupuncturing, simple past and past participle acupunctured)

1. (transitive) To treat with acupuncture.

• acupressure (noun)

• acuponcture (post-1990 spelling)

From English acupuncture.

• IPA^(key): /a.ky.pɔ̃k.tyʁ/

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acupuncture f (plural acupunctures)

1. acupuncture

• → Turkish: akupunktur

• “acupuncture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.