- acupuncture anesthesia
- regional anesthesia using the principles of acupuncture.
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acupuncture anesthesia
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Acupuncture — Intervention Needles being inserted into a patient s skin. ICD 10 PCS 8E0H30Z … Wikipedia
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acupuncture — n. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr/; v. /ak yoo pungk cheuhr, ak yoo pungk /, n., v., acupunctured, acupuncturing. n. 1. a Chinese medical practice or procedure that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites… … Universalium
Anesthesia — Loss of feeling or awareness. A local anesthetic causes loss of feeling in a part of the body. A general anesthetic puts the person to sleep. * * * 1. Loss of sensation resulting from pharmacologic depression of nerve function or from neurologic… … Medical dictionary
acupuncture — ac•u•punc•ture [[t]ˈæk yʊˌpʌŋk tʃər[/t]] n. hlc a Chinese medical practice that treats illness or provides local anesthesia by the insertion of needles at specified sites of the body • Etymology: 1675–85; < L acū with a needle +puncture… … From formal English to slang
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Dental anesthesia — Intervention MeSH D000766 Forms of dental anesthesia (or dental anaesthesia) are similar to general medical anesthesia except for the use of nitrous oxide, relatively uncommon outside of the dental fiel … Wikipedia
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