"acupuncture" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/ Audio: en-us-acupuncture.ogg Forms: acupunctures [plural]
Etymology: From Latin acus (“needle”) + puncture. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|acus||needle}} Latin acus (“needle”), {{surf|en|acu-|puncture}} By surface analysis, acu- + puncture Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} acupuncture (usually uncountable, plural acupunctures)
  1. 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. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Alternative medicine Derived forms: acupoint, acupunctural, acupuncturist, auriculoacupuncture, colorpuncture, electroacupuncture Translations (insertion of needles for remedial purposes): akupunktuur (Afrikaans), الوَخْز بِالْإِبْر (al-waḵz bi-l-ʔibr) [feminine] (Arabic), ասեղնաբուժություն (aseġnabužutʻyun) (Armenian), আকুপাংচাৰ (akupaṅsar) (Assamese), acupuntura [feminine] (Asturian), akupunktura (Azerbaijani), akupuntura (Basque), акупункту́ра (akupunktúra) [feminine] (Belarusian), আকুপাংচার (akupaṅcar) (Bengali), акупункту́ра (akupunktúra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), acupuntura [feminine] (Catalan), ᏴᎩ ᎠᏑᎶᏙᏗᏍᎩ (yvgi asulododisgi) (Cherokee), 針灸 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 针灸 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 針灸 (Chinese Cantonese), 针灸 (zam¹ gau³) (Chinese Cantonese), 針術 (Chinese Cantonese), 针术 (zam¹ seot⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 針灸 (Chinese Mandarin), 针灸 (zhēnjiǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 針術 (Chinese Mandarin), 针术 (zhēnshù) (Chinese Mandarin), akupunktura [feminine] (Czech), akupunktur [common-gender] (Danish), acupunctuur [feminine] (Dutch), akupunkturo (Esperanto), akupunktuur (Estonian), nõelravi (Estonian), akupunktur [masculine] (Faroese), akupunktio (Finnish), acupuncture [feminine] (French), acupuntura [feminine] (Galician), Akupunktur [feminine] (German), βελονισμός (velonismós) [masculine] (Greek), 針灸 (Hakka Chinese), 针灸 (chṳ̂m-kiu) (Hakka Chinese), דִּקּוּר סִינִי (Hebrew), דיקור סיני (dikur sini) [masculine] (Hebrew), एक्यूपंक्चर (ekyūpaṅkcar) (Hindi), akupunktúra (Hungarian), nálastungulækningar [masculine] (Icelandic), akupunktur (Indonesian), tusuk jarum (Indonesian), acupunctura (Interlingua), snáthaidpholladh [masculine] (Irish), agopuntura [feminine] (Italian), (hari) (alt: はり) (Japanese), 鍼治療 (harichiryō) (alt: はりちりょう) (Japanese), 鍼治 (shinji) (alt: しんじ) (Japanese), 鍼術 (shinjutsu) (alt: しんじゅつ) (Japanese), ಸೂಜಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ (sūji cikitse) (Kannada), ಸೂಜಿಮಾಂಜುಗೆ (sūjimāñjuge) (Kannada), акупунктура (akupunktura) (Kazakh), ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ (kaacakmculvityiəsaastrɑɑ) (Khmer), 침술 (chimsul) (Korean), акупунктура (akupunktura) (Kyrgyz), akupunktūra [feminine] (Latvian), akupunktūra [feminine] (Lithuanian), Akupunktur [feminine] (Luxembourgish), ᦚᧂᦃᦲᧄ (ḟangẋiim) (), акупункту́ра (akupunktúra) [feminine] (Macedonian), tsindrona volamena (Malagasy), akupunktur (Malay), hauora-ā-ngira (Maori), haumanu-ā-ngira (Maori), ॲक्युपंक्चर (ĕkyupaṅkcar) (Marathi), зүү эмчилгээ (züü emčilgee) (Mongolian), akupunktur (Northern Kurdish), akupunktur [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), akupunktur [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), acupontura [feminine] (Occitan), طب سوزنی (tebb-e suzani) (Persian), akupunktura [feminine] (Polish), acupuntura [feminine] (Portuguese), ਐਕਿਉਪੰਕਚਰ (aikiupaṅkcar) (Punjabi), acupunctură [feminine] (Romanian), акупункту́ра (akupunktúra) [feminine] (Russian), иглоука́лывание (igloukályvanije) [neuter] (Russian), ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я (ìgloreflèksoterapíja) [feminine] (Russian), ѝглотерапи́я (ìgloterapíja) [feminine] (Russian), акупункту́ра [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), akupunktúra [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), කටු චිකිත්සාව (kaṭu cikitsāwa) [neuter] (Sinhalese), කටු වෙදකම (kaṭu wedakama) [neuter] (Sinhalese), akupunktúra [feminine] (Slovak), akupunktura [feminine] (Slovene), acupuntura [feminine] (Spanish), akupunktur [common-gender] (Swedish), akupungktura (Tagalog), குத்தூசி மருத்துவம் (kuttūci maruttuvam) (Tamil), ఆక్యుపంక్చర్ (ākyupaṅkcar) (Telugu), การฝังเข็ม (gaan-fǎng-kěm) (Thai), ฝังเข็ม (fǎng-kěm) (Thai), akupunktur (Turkish), акупункту́ра (akupunktúra) [feminine] (Ukrainian), akupunktura (Uzbek), châm cứu (Vietnamese), aciwbigo [masculine] (Welsh)
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Verb

IPA: /ˈæ.kju.ˌpʌŋk.t͡ʃɝ/ Audio: en-us-acupuncture.ogg Forms: acupunctures [present, singular, third-person], acupuncturing [participle, present], acupunctured [participle, past], acupunctured [past]
Etymology: From Latin acus (“needle”) + puncture. By surface analysis, acu- + puncture. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂eḱ-}}, {{der|en|la|acus||needle}} Latin acus (“needle”), {{surf|en|acu-|puncture}} By surface analysis, acu- + puncture Head templates: {{en-verb}} acupuncture (third-person singular simple present acupunctures, present participle acupuncturing, simple past and past participle acupunctured)
  1. (transitive) To treat with acupuncture. Tags: transitive Related terms: acupressure [noun] Translations (to treat with acupuncture): hoitaa akupunktiolla (Finnish), antaa akupunktiohoitoa (Finnish), acupunturar (Portuguese), де́лать иглоука́лывание (délatʹ igloukályvanije) [neuter] (Russian), де́лать акупункту́ру (délatʹ akupunktúru) [feminine] (Russian)
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          "name": "Terms with Occitan translations",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Slovene translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Spanish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Swedish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "name": "Terms with Tagalog translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Tamil translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
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          "parents": [],
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        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "81 19",
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        {
          "_dis": "66 34",
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            "Medicine",
            "Pseudoscience",
            "Biology",
            "Healthcare",
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        {
          "word": "acupoint"
        },
        {
          "word": "acupunctural"
        },
        {
          "word": "acupuncturist"
        },
        {
          "word": "auriculoacupuncture"
        },
        {
          "word": "colorpuncture"
        },
        {
          "word": "electroacupuncture"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1974 October 16, “Acupuncture”, in The Jerusalem Post, volume XLIV, number 14221, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2:",
          "text": "Chinese doctors at Chishan County Hospital in Shansi Province have used acupuncture on the scalp to cure a patient suffering from paralysis of the right limbs caused by inflammation of the brain’s blood vessels.",
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        }
      ],
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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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      "links": [
        [
          "insertion",
          "insertion"
        ],
        [
          "needle",
          "needle"
        ],
        [
          "Qi",
          "Qi"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable",
        "usually"
      ],
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        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktuur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "al-waḵz bi-l-ʔibr",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "الوَخْز بِالْإِبْر"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "aseġnabužutʻyun",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ասեղնաբուժություն"
        },
        {
          "code": "as",
          "lang": "Assamese",
          "roman": "akupaṅsar",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "আকুপাংচাৰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupuntura"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktura"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupuntura"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "akupunktúra",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "акупункту́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "akupaṅcar",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "আকুপাংচার"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "akupunktúra",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "акупункту́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupuntura"
        },
        {
          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "yvgi asulododisgi",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ᏴᎩ ᎠᏑᎶᏙᏗᏍᎩ"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "針灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zam¹ gau³",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "针灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "針術"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "zam¹ seot⁶",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "针术"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
          "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "針灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "hak",
          "lang": "Hakka Chinese",
          "roman": "chṳ̂m-kiu",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "针灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "針灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "zh-min-nan",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "针灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "針灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhēnjiǔ",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "针灸"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "針術"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zhēnshù",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "针术"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktura"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupunctuur"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunkturo"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktuur"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "nõelravi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktio"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupuncture"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupuntura"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "velonismós",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "βελονισμός"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "דִּקּוּר סִינִי"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "dikur sini",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "דיקור סיני"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ekyūpaṅkcar",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "एक्यूपंक्चर"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktúra"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nálastungulækningar"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "tusuk jarum"
        },
        {
          "code": "ia",
          "lang": "Interlingua",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "acupunctura"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "snáthaidpholladh"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "agopuntura"
        },
        {
          "alt": "はり",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hari",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "鍼"
        },
        {
          "alt": "はりちりょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "harichiryō",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "鍼治療"
        },
        {
          "alt": "しんじ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinji",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "鍼治"
        },
        {
          "alt": "しんじゅつ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shinjutsu",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "鍼術"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "sūji cikitse",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ಸೂಜಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kn",
          "lang": "Kannada",
          "roman": "sūjimāñjuge",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ಸೂಜಿಮಾಂಜುಗೆ"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "akupunktura",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "акупунктура"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kaacakmculvityiəsaastrɑɑ",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chimsul",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "침술"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "akupunktura",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "акупунктура"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "khb",
          "lang": "Lü",
          "roman": "ḟangẋiim",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ᦚᧂᦃᦲᧄ"
        },
        {
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "akupunktúra",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "акупункту́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "mg",
          "lang": "Malagasy",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "tsindrona volamena"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "hauora-ā-ngira"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "haumanu-ā-ngira"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "ĕkyupaṅkcar",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ॲक्युपंक्चर"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "züü emčilgee",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "зүү эмчилгээ"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktur"
        },
        {
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupontura"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "tebb-e suzani",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "طب سوزنی"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktura"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupuntura"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "aikiupaṅkcar",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "word": "ਐਕਿਉਪੰਕਚਰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "acupunctură"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "akupunktúra",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "акупункту́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "igloukályvanije",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "иглоука́лывание"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ìgloreflèksoterapíja",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ѝглорефлѐксотерапи́я"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ìgloterapíja",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ѝглотерапи́я"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "акупункту́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "akupunktúra"
        },
        {
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      "word": "ការចាក់ម្ជុលវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រ"
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      "word": "침술"
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      "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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      "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
      "word": "ॲक्युपंक्चर"
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      "word": "зүү эмчилгээ"
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      "word": "طب سوزنی"
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      "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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      "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
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      "word": "කටු චිකිත්සාව"
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      "code": "ta",
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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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      "sense": "insertion of needles for remedial purposes",
      "word": "châm cứu"
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