acupunctures
acupunctures is the plural of acupuncture.
acupunctures is the third-person singular simple present indicative of acupuncture.
Meaning of acupuncture
Noun
acupuncture (usually uncountable, plural acupunctures)
- The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.
- Chinese doctors at Chishan County Hospital in Shansi Province have used acupuncture on the scalp to cure a patient suffering from paralysis of the right limbs caused by inflammation of the brain’s blood vessels.1974 October 16, “Acupuncture”, in The Jerusalem Post, volume XLIV, number 14221, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 2
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- What is acupunctures the plural of?
- Acupunctures is the plural of acupuncture.
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