acupuncture

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.

Verb

To treat with acupuncture.

Concetti

agopuntura

acupuntura

acupressione

elettroagopuntura

terapia sui punti di pressione

sinonimi

stylostixis

needling

needle acupuncture

pressure point therapy

acupuncture therapy

pyonex

acupressure

acupuncturation

electroacupuncture

Traduzioni

acupuncture

acupuntura

Akupunktur

acupunctuur

acupuntura

βελονισμός

acupuntura

acuponcture

إبر صينية

acupunctura

akupunktur

وخز إبري

akupunktur

Nadelreflextherapie

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.
Proto-Italic *akus
New Latin acus
Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.
Proto-Italic *pungō
New Latin pungō
New Latin pūnctus
New Latin -tura
New Latin pūnctūra
New Latin acūpūnctūralbor.
English acupuncture
Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from acus + pūnctūra.
First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture.