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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 acu·punc·ture /-ˌpʌŋ(k)ʧɚ/
 鍼灸,針治(vt.)施以鍼灸

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 acu·punc·ture /-ˌpəŋ(k)ʧɚ/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ac·u·punc·ture n.  Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically Med.: The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes, such as to relieve pain.  It was first recorded as being practised in China, and the technique is believed to be over 2,000 years old.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ac·u·punc·ture v. t. To treat with acupuncture.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 acupuncture
      n : treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of
          needles at specific points on the skin [syn: stylostixis]