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Topic: ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Date: 1800-1900
Origin: acu- (as in acupuncture) + pressure

acupressure

 noun
     
ac‧u‧pres‧sure [uncountable]
MA a treatment for pain and disease that involves pressing your hands on particular parts of the body
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