moxibustion

== English == === Etymology === Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) +‎ combustion, literally “burning of mugwort”, with the connecting -i- usual in Latinate vocabulary. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌmɒk.sɪˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/ === Noun === moxibustion (countable and uncountable, plural moxibustions) (folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “moxibustion”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “moxibustion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.