acupressure, G-Jo, shiatsu
(noun) treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acupressure (countable and uncountable, plural acupressures)
(uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
(countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
(dated) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`u*pres"sure, n. Etym: [L. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press.] (Surg.)
Definition: A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface. Simpson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
