acupressão — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acupressure noun An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
Senses
acupressão is used for these senses in English:
- acupressure (uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
acupressure — full definition
- noun An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
- noun An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
- noun 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.