traditional Chinese method in which illness is treated by applying manual pressure to the body at specific points
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Acupressure Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
acupressure
\ac`u*pres"sure\ (&?;), n. [l. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press.] (surg.) a mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface. --simpson.
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1. treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
(synonym) G-Jo, shiatsu
(hypernym) treatment
(classification) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC
Acupressure Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology originating in ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. According to Traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating these points can correct imbalances in the flow of qi through channels known as meridians. However, scientific research has not found any histological or physiological correlates for qi, meridians and acupuncture points, and some contemporary practitioners needle the body without using the traditional theoretical framework.
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Acupressure Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
Utilizing stimulation on acupuncture points to treat an animal.
Acupressure Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Any treatment that allegedly involves the surface stimulation of acupoints digitally, manually, or with tools held in the hand. Practitioners may be called "acupressurists." "G-jo" is Chinese for "first aid."
"Healing art" whose major types are acupressure, shiatsu massage, and Zen Shiatsu. Its theory posits ki ("vital energy"), meridians ("energy pathways"), and tsubos: "vital" points or "holes" on the body that are susceptible to healthful stimulation. "Shiatsu" is the abbreviation of a Japanese word that literally means "finger-pressure treatment" (shi means finger, or fingers, and atsu means pressure). Practitioners may be called "shiatsuists."
Acupressure is a type of body work based on the same concept as ACUPUNCTURE. Rather than inserting needles into the body for treatment, Acupressure uses pressure applied from the finger tip or knuckle, or from a blunt tip instrument to stimulate specific points on the acupuncture meridians (Energy Channels) on the patients body.
[AK-yoo-PRESH-er]
The application of pressure or localized massage to specific sites on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine.
A Service of the National Cancer Institute.The application of pressure or localized massage to specific sites on the body to control symptoms such as pain or nausea. It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine.
a method of massage in which pressure is applied to specific acupuncture points with the fingers.
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