acupoint

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kjuˌpɔɪnt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kjəˌpɔɪnt/

Noun

acupoint (plural acupoints)

1. (alternative medicine) A specific point on the body where acupuncture or acupressure is applied.
   • 1979, George J. Feiss, Mind Therapies, Body Therapies, page 59:

     An important aspect of the "barefoot doctors" treatment is G-Jo. G-Jo rests on the same philosophy as acupuncture, acupressure, Shiatsu and the other acupoint stimulation therapies.

Holonyms

• meridian

Derived terms

• nonacupoint

Translations

a specific point on the body where acupuncture is applied

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 穴位 (zh) (xuéwèi), 腧穴 (zh) (shùxué)

• Finnish: akupiste
• Japanese: 経穴 (ja) (けいけつ, keiketsu), 点穴 (てんけつ, tenketsu)
• Polish: akupunkt m
• Portuguese: acuponto m
• Russian: акупункту́рная то́чка f (akupunktúrnaja tóčka)
• Swedish: akupunkturpunkt c

Anagrams

• anticoup