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ACUPUNCTURE (from Lat. acus, a needle...

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 166 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ACUPUNCTURE (from See also:Lat. acus, a See also:needle, and pungere, to prick)  , a See also:form of surgical operation, performed by pricking the See also:part affected with a See also:needle . It has See also:long been used by the See also:Chinese in cases of headaches, lethargies, See also:convulsions, colics, &c .

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