Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun acupuncture

1 sense of acupuncture

Sense 1
acupuncture, stylostixis -- (treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin)
       => treatment, intervention -- (care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury))