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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Acupressure

· Ac·u·pres·sure · IPA /ˈæ.kjuˌpɹɛʃ.ɚ/
01 n. A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of whic…
  1. 1.
    A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface.(Surg.)