"acupoint" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: acupoints [plural]
Etymology: Blend of acupuncture + point. By surface analysis, acu- + point. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|acupuncture|point}} Blend of acupuncture + point, {{surf|en|acu-#Etymology 2|point|alt1=acu-}} By surface analysis, acu- + point Head templates: {{en-noun}} acupoint (plural acupoints)
  1. (alternative medicine) A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied. Categories (topical): Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience Holonyms: meridian Derived forms: nonacupoint Translations (a specific point on the body where acupuncture is applied): 穴位 (xuéwèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 腧穴 (shùxué) (Chinese Mandarin), akupiste (Finnish), 経穴 (keiketsu) (alt: けいけつ) (Japanese), 点穴 (tenketsu) (alt: てんけつ) (Japanese), akupunkt [masculine] (Polish), acuponto [masculine] (Portuguese), акупункту́рная то́чка (akupunktúrnaja tóčka) [feminine] (Russian), akupunkturpunkt [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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