acupressure

/ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ə/

acupressure means an alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.

acupressure is pronounced /ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ə/.

Etymology

Blend of acupuncture + pressure. By surface analysis, acu- + pressure.

noun

An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.“The warm needles of water acted like tiny acupressures on his face.”
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.