[n. ak-yoo-puhngk-cher; v. ak-yoo-puhngk-cher, ak-yoo-puhngk-] 
noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.| 1. | a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body. |
| 2. | to perform acupuncture on. |
| ac·u·punc·ture (āk'yŏŏ-pŭngk'chər) 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. ac·u·punc·tured, ac·u·punc·tur·ing, ac·u·punc·tures To subject to acupuncture. [Latin acus, needle; see ak- in Indo-European roots + puncture.] ac'u·punc'tur·ist n. |
A technique, which originated in China, for curing disease, relieving pain, or bringing about partial anesthesia by inserting needles into the body at specific points.
acupuncture ac·u·punc·ture (āk'yə-pŭngk'chər)
n.
A procedure in which specific body areas associated with peripheral nerves are pierced with fine needles to produce anesthesia, relieve pain, and promote therapy.
