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Acupressure

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(from Lat. acus, a needle, and premere, to press), the name given to a method of restraining haemorrhage, introduced by Sir J. Y. Simpson, the direct pressure of a metallic needle, either alone or assisted by a loop of wire, being used to close the vessel near the bleeding point.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acupressure'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/acupressure.html. 1910.
 
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