"moxibustion" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌmɒksɪˈbʌst͡ʃən/ Forms: moxibustions [plural]
Etymology: Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) + combustion (“burning”), literally "burning of mugwort", with the connecting -i- usual in Latinate vocabulary. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|moxa|combustion|t1=mugwort|t2=burning}} Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) + combustion (“burning”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} moxibustion (countable and uncountable, plural moxibustions)
  1. (folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness. Wikipedia link: moxibustion Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience Derived forms: moxibustionist Translations (burning of moxa against skin): 艾灸 (àijiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), (jiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), moksibustio (Finnish), moksaus [colloquial] (Finnish), moxibustion [feminine] (French), Moxibustion [feminine] (German), καυτηριασμός με μόξα (kaftiriasmós me móxa) [masculine] (Greek), moxibustione [feminine] (Italian), (alt: きゅう, kyū, やいと, yaito) (Japanese), お灸 (okyuu) (Japanese), 뜸 (tteum) (Korean), moxibustão [feminine] (Portuguese), прижига́ние (prižigánije) [neuter] (Russian), moxibustión [feminine] (Spanish), moxibustion (Swedish)

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