acupressure
Americannoun
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a type of massage in which finger pressure on the specific bodily sites described in acupuncture therapy is used to promote healing, alleviate fatigue, etc.
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Medicine/Medical. a procedure for stopping blood flow from an injured blood vessel.
noun
Etymology
Origin of acupressure
First recorded in 1855–60; acu(puncture) + pressure
Example Sentences
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An acupressure wedge claims to help ease her sore neck and shoulders from hours of scrolling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
The guidelines do not recommend offering women aromatherapy, yoga or acupressure for pain relief but say that if a woman wants to use any of these techniques her choice should be supported.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2023
On my mom’s advice, I tried acupressure wristbands.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
This seems right to Cathy Miller, Little Bit’s human companion and an acupressure practitioner living in Boulder, Colo. Miller had to warn guests “to zip their luggage at night,” she says.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2022
His friends endeavoured to rank acupressure with chloroform as one of the blessings to humanity made manifest by him.
From Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870) Masters of Medicine by Gordon, Henry Laing
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