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