"gua sha" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɡwɑ ˈʃɑ/
Etymology: From Mandarin 刮痧 (guāshā, literally “scrape sand”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|cmn|刮痧|lit=scrape sand|tr=guāshā}} Mandarin 刮痧 (guāshā, literally “scrape sand”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} gua sha (uncountable)
  1. A treatment used in traditional Chinese medicine involving repeated pressured strokes over the skin with a hard object thereby breaking surface capillaries and leaving light bruising, claimed to release unhealthy bodily matter. Wikipedia link: gua sha Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pseudoscience Translations (treatment): 刮痧 (guāshā) (Chinese Mandarin), gua sha -hieronta (Finnish)

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