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"The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief."
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"word": "ಸೂಜಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ"
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"word": "ಸೂಜಿಮಾಂಜುಗೆ"
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"word": "ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ"
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"word": "침술"
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"word": "আকুপাংচাৰ"
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "আকুপাংচার"
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"code": "bg",
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"code": "yue",
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"code": "cmn",
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"code": "et",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "hi",
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"word": "एक्यूपंक्चर"
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"code": "id",
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"code": "id",
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"code": "ga",
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"tags": [
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"alt": "はり",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"code": "kn",
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"word": "акупунктура"
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ"
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{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "침술"
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"code": "kmr",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"code": "ky",
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"code": "lt",
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{
"code": "mg",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "hauora-ā-ngira"
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{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"code": "mr",
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"word": "ॲक्युपंक्चर"
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"code": "mn",
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"roman": "züü emčilgee",
"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "зүү эмчилгээ"
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"code": "nb",
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"code": "fa",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pa",
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"code": "sh",
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"code": "si",
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"code": "sl",
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"roman": "kuttūci maruttuvam",
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"word": "குத்தூசி மருத்துவம்"
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"roman": "ākyupaṅkcar",
"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "ఆక్యుపంక్చర్"
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"roman": "gaan-fǎng-kěm",
"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "การฝังเข็ม"
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"roman": "akupunktúra",
"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"word": "акупункту́ра"
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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"code": "vi",
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"sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
"word": "châm cứu"
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"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
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"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
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"sense": "to treat with acupuncture",
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