ACUPRESSURE

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

Etymology

Noun

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