Acupressure is like acupuncture, but without needles.
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Acupressure
//ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ə//
Synonyms for "acupressure" (4 found)
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16 translations across 12 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 指壓 /指压 noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
- 指壓 /指压 noun (an act or instance of applying an acupressure technique)
- 止血縫針法 /止血缝针法 noun ((dated) mode of arresting hemorrhage)
Finnish
3 entries- akupainanta noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
- akupainanta noun (an act or instance of applying an acupressure technique)
- akupainanta noun ((dated) mode of arresting hemorrhage)
German
1 entries- Akupressur noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Hungarian
1 entries- akupresszúra noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Japanese
1 entries- 指圧 noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Korean
1 entries- 지압 noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Macedonian
1 entries- акупресу́ра noun ((dated) mode of arresting hemorrhage)
Polish
1 entries- akupresura noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Portuguese
1 entries- acupressão noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Russian
1 entries- акупрессу́ра noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- akupresura noun ((dated) mode of arresting hemorrhage)
Swedish
1 entries- akupressur noun (alternative medicine technique in which physical pressure is applied to acupoints)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
I gave acupressure a try.
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I tried acupressure for the first time.
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The warm needles of water acted like tiny acupressures on his face.
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