ac‧u‧pres‧sure /ˈækjəˌpreʃə, ˈækjʊˌpreʃə $ -ər/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: acu- (as in acupuncture) + pressure]
a treatment for pain and disease that involves pressing your hands on particular parts of the body
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