acupuncture

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

stylostixis

needling

needle acupuncture

pressure point therapy

acupuncture therapy

pyonex

acupressure

acupuncturation

electroacupuncture

Translations

acupuncture

acupuntura

Akupunktur

agopuntura

acupunctuur

acupuntura

βελονισμός

acupuntura

acuponcture

إبر صينية

akupunktur

acupunctura

acupunctura

وخز إبري

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/

Etymology

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.