Moxibustion
//ˌmɒksɪˈbʌst͡ʃən// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness. countable, uncountable
"Traditional Chinese medicine includes herbal remedy, diet therapy, use of animal secretion and organs, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion (the application of a burning moxa plant to skin), and other folk methods."
Example
More examples"Traditional Chinese medicine includes herbal remedy, diet therapy, use of animal secretion and organs, acupuncture, massage, moxibustion (the application of a burning moxa plant to skin), and other folk methods."
Etymology
Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) + combustion (“burning”), literally "burning of mugwort", with the connecting -i- usual in Latinate vocabulary.
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