acupuncture Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    stylostixis.

WordNet

Ac`u*punc"ture noun
Etymology
L. acus needle + punctura a pricking, fr. pungere to prick: cf. F. acuponcture.
Definitions
  1. Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.): The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.
Ac`u*punc"ture transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To treat with acupuncture.

Webster 1913