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mox|i|bus|tion
mox|i|bus|tion «MOK suh BUHS chuhn», noun.
the use of moxa in medicine, especially as a cauterizing agent: »

Next, the doctor resorted to another traditional Chinese treatment called moxibustion: he lit two pieces of an herb called ai or ngai (Artemisia vulgaris, or wormwood) and held the smoldering wads near Teston's abdomen (Time).

[< moxa + (com)bustion]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.