Found 2 items, similar to acupressure.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: acupressure acupressure n : treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body [syn: G-Jo, shiatsu]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Acupressure Acupressure \Ac`u*pres"sure\, n. [L. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press.] (Surg.) 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. --Simpson. [1913 Webster]