acupuncture

From Latin acus (“needle”) + 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

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 (reformed spelling)

From Latin

• IPA^(key): /a.ky.pɔ̃k.tyʁ/

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acupuncture f (uncountable)

1. acupuncture

• “acupuncture” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).