Akademik

stylostixis

noun

treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

• Syn: ↑acupuncture

• Regions:

↑China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay

• Hypernyms: ↑treatment, ↑intervention

Useful english dictionary. 2012.