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Sushumna

Sushumna proper noun: one of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.

sushumna: one of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the...
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Proper noun

Sushumna

  1. (Hinduism, yoga) One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.

Origin of Sushumna

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā).

Questions about Sushumna

What does Sushumna mean?
Sushumna means one of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.
What part of speech is Sushumna?
Sushumna is a proper noun.

Words near Sushumna in the dictionary

  1. sushki
  2. Sushkivka
  3. Sushma
  4. Sushmita
  5. Sushmitha
  6. Sushumna
  7. Susian
  8. Susiana
  9. Susianian
  10. Susianians
  11. Susians

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