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Acupuncture
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(from Lat. acus, a needle, and pungere, to prick), a form of surgical operation, performed by pricking the part affected with a needle. It has long been used by the Chinese in cases of headaches, lethargies, convulsions, colics, &c. (See SURGERY.)
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acupuncture'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acupuncture.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acupuncture'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/acupuncture.html. 1910.
