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n.
A procedure used in or adapted from Chinese medical practice in which specific body areas are pierced with fine needles for therapeutic purposes or to relieve pain or produce regional anesthesia.
tr.v., -tured, -tur·ing, -tures.
To subject to acupuncture.
[Latin acus, needle + PUNCTURE.]
acupuncturist ac'u·punc'tur·ist n.
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