Acupuncture
Definitions
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
34 more languages
Afrikaansakupunktuur
Българскиакупунктура
Češtinaakupunktura
Cymraegaciwbigo
Danskakupunktur
Ελληνικάβελονισμός
Esperantoakupunkturo
فارسیطب سوزنی
Galegoacupuntura
Magyarakupunktúra
Italianoagopuntura
한국어침술
Latinaacupunctura
LëtzebuergeschAkupunktur
Македонскиакупунктура
Nederlandsacupunctuur
Românăacupunctură
Русскийакупунктураде́лать акупункту́руде́лать иглоука́лываниеиглорефлексотерапияѝглотерапи́яиглоука́лывание
Slovenčinaakupunktúra
Svenskaakupunktur
Türkçeakupunktur
O'zbekchaakupunktura
Tiếng Việtchâm 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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