ACUPRESSURES

Noun

acupressures

plural of acupressure

Source: Wiktionary


ACUPRESSURE

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



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