acupressure

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Noun

1. 1
   An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
2. 2
   An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
3. 3
   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.