Meaning of Acupuncture | Babel Free
ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɜDefinitions
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.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
akupunktuur
Български
акупунктура
Čeština
akupunktura
Cymraeg
aciwbigo
Dansk
akupunktur
Deutsch
Akupunktur
Ελληνικά
βελονισμός
Esperanto
akupunkturo
Español
acupuntura
فارسی
طب سوزنی
Galego
acupuntura
Magyar
akupunktúra
Italiano
agopuntura
한국어
침술
Latina
acupunctura
Lëtzebuergesch
Akupunktur
Македонски
акупунктура
Nederlands
acupunctuur
Română
acupunctură
Русский
акупунктура
де́лать акупункту́ру
де́лать иглоука́лывание
иглорефлексотерапия
ѝглотерапи́я
иглоука́лывание
Slovenčina
akupunktúra
Svenska
akupunktur
Türkçe
akupunktur
Oʻzbekcha
akupunktura
Tiếng Việt
châm cứu
Examples
“Chinese doctors at Chishan County Hospital in Shansi Province have used acupuncture on the scalp to cure a patient suffering from paralysis of the right limbs caused by inflammation of the brain’s blood vessels.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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