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acupressure

UK/ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ə//ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ɚ/

acupressure noun: an alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.

Noun

acupressure (countable and uncountable, plural acupressures)

  1. (uncountable) An alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
  2. (countable) An act or instance of applying an acupressure technique.
    • The warm needles of water acted like tiny acupressures on his face.2001, Sherwood Smith, Gene Roddenberry's Earth: Final Conflict--Auger's Teacher
  3. (dated) 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.

acupressure meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Kannada

acupressure in Hindi

acupressure
सुईदाब suīdāb

acupressure in Tamil

ஊசிவழி அழுத்தல், ஊசியழுத்த முறை

acupressure in Kannada

ಒತ್ತುಮಾಂಜುಗೆ

Forms of acupressure

pluralacupressures

Origin of acupressure

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

Words formed from acupressure

Questions about acupressure

What does acupressure mean?
Acupressure means an alternative medicine technique, derived from acupuncture, in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints.
What is acupressure in Hindi?
Acupressure in Hindi is सुईदाब (suīdāb). See Acupressure meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is acupressure?
Acupressure is a noun.
How do you pronounce acupressure?
Acupressure is pronounced /ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of acupressure?
The plural of acupressure is acupressures.

Words near acupressure in the dictionary

  1. acupoints
  2. acupress
  3. acupressed
  4. acupresses
  5. acupressing
  6. acupressure
  7. acupressures
  8. acupressurist
  9. acupressurists
  10. acupunctuate
  11. acupunctuated

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: acupressure (page history and authors); सुईदाब (Hindi) (page history and authors); acupressure (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acupressure (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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