What is pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes called?
acupuncture — Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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