acupuncture

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. First attested in 1684. By surface analysis, acu- +‎ puncture. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɜ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.kjuˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/, /ˈæ.kjə-/ === Noun === acupuncture (usually uncountable, plural acupunctures) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === acupuncture (third-person singular simple present acupunctures, present participle acupuncturing, simple past and past participle acupunctured) (transitive) To treat with acupuncture. ==== Translations ==== === See also === acupressure (noun) === References === == French == === Alternative forms === acuponcture (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from New Latin acūpūnctūra, from Latin acus + pūnctūra. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ky.pɔ̃k.tyʁ/ === Noun === acupuncture f (plural acupunctures) (medicine) acupuncture ==== Descendants ==== → Turkish: akupunktur === Further reading === “acupuncture”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012