acupressure

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ac·u·pres·sure /ˈækjəˌpreʃə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable] MAa treatment for pain and disease that involves pressing your hands on particular parts of the body 指压（疗法）

Examples from the Corpus

acupressure• If you can not practice every day, treating yourself to acupressure two or three times a week can still be effective.Origin acupressure (1800-1900) acu- (as in acupuncture) + pressure

ac·u·pres·sure nounChineseSyllable

hands for that and Corpus disease pain a treatment pressing involves your

acupressure
ac‧u‧pres‧sure /ˈækjəˌpreʃə, ˈækjʊˌpreʃə $ -ər/

noun [uncountable]

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: acu- (as in acupuncture) + pressure

a treatment for pain and disease that involves pressing your hands on particular parts of the body

acu·pres·sure

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/ˈækjupreʃə(r)/

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NAmE

/ˈækjupreʃər/

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noun

[uncountable]

a form of medical treatment, originally from East Asia, in which pressure is applied to particular parts of the body using the fingers 指针疗法（一种治疗方式，以手指按压身体特定部位）