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electroacupuncture, galvanopuncture (s) (noun); electroacupunctures; galvanopunctures (pl)
A form of piercing using low frequency electrically stimulated needles to produce a painless procedure in order to treat certain ailments; The use of low frequency electrically stimulated needles to produce analgesia and anesthesia in order to treat certain diseases: Electroacupuncture is a procedure for relief of pain or spasticity consisting of electrical stimulation through an electrode needle, which usually is inserted into the vicinity of a nerve.

This entry is located in the following units: electro-, electr-, electri- (page 23) pung-, punc-, punct- (page 3)