"colorpuncture" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Blend of color + acupuncture Etymology templates: {{blend|en|color|acupuncture}} Blend of color + acupuncture Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} colorpuncture (uncountable)
  1. (alternative medicine) A form of alternative medicine in which coloured light is shone on acupoints. Wikipedia link: colorpuncture Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Alternative medicine, Pseudoscience Hypernyms: chromotherapy

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