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retroclusion

retroclusion noun: an acupressure technique in which the pin passes behind the artery, after its point is made to describe the greater part of a semicircle.

Noun

retroclusion (uncountable)

  1. (dated) An acupressure technique in which the pin passes behind the artery, after its point is made to describe the greater part of a semicircle.

Questions about retroclusion

What does retroclusion mean?
Retroclusion means an acupressure technique in which the pin passes behind the artery, after its point is made to describe the greater part of a semicircle.
What part of speech is retroclusion?
Retroclusion is a noun.

Words near retroclusion in the dictionary

  1. retroclination
  2. retroclinations
  3. retrocline
  4. retroclival
  5. retroclivous
  6. retroclusion
  7. retrocochlear
  8. retrocochlearly
  9. retrocognition
  10. retrocognitions
  11. retrocognitive

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