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ac⋅u⋅pres⋅sure

  [ak-yoo-presh-er]
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–noun
1. a type of massage in which finger pressure on the specific bodily sites described in acupuncture therapy is used to promote healing, alleviate fatigue, etc.
2. Medicine/Medical. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel.
Origin:
1855–60; acu(puncture) + pressure
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ac·u·pres·sure   (āk'yə-prěsh'ər)   
n.  See shiatsu.

[acu(puncture) + pressure.]
shi·at·su   (shē-ät'sōō)   
n.  A form of therapeutic massage in which pressure is applied with the thumbs and palms to those areas of the body used in acupuncture. Also called acupressure.

[Short for Japanese shiatsuryōhō : shi, finger + atsu-, pressure + ryōhō, treatment.]
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Main Entry: acu·pres·sure
Pronunciation: 'ak-(y)&-"presh-&r
Function: noun
: the application of pressure (as with the thumbs orfingertips) to the same discrete points on the body stimulated in acupuncture that is used for its therapeutic effects (as the relief of tension or pain)—see SHIATSU —acu·pres·sur·ist /-"presh-&-r&st/ noun
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acupressure ac·u·pres·sure (ak'yə-prěsh'ər)
n.
See shiatsu.

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