Acupuncture: A traditional Chinese therapy where thin needles are inserted into the skin at various points in order to change the function of a body system or to relieve pain.
Acupuncture: (1) An ancient Asian system of therapy in which long, fine needles are inserted into discrete areas of the body that are considered linked to symptoms or disease. (2) More recently, acupuncture anesthesia or analgesia. [L. acus, needle, + puncture]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Acupuncture: The technique of inserting thin needles through the skin at specific points on the body to control pain and other symptoms. It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine.
Source: National Institute of Health
Acupuncture: The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.
Source: Diseases Database
Acupuncture: The occupational discipline of the traditional Chinese methods of ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY for treating disease by inserting needles along specific pathways or meridians.
Source: MeSH 2007
Acupuncture (treatment): Treatment with needle insertions at exacting body points.
Acupuncture (treatment): Acupuncture is an ancient alternative medicine treatment that involves the insertion of tiny needles into particular points of the body. A similar treatment called acupressure uses the same points but finger pressure rather than insertions.
Acupuncture (treatment): See Acupuncture (treatment information).
Source - CRISP
Source - MeSH 2007
The following list attempts to classify Acupuncture into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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