Acupuncture

['ækjʊ,pʌŋ(k)tʃə] or ['ækjupʌŋktʃɚ]

(noun.) treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin.

Checked by Aubrey--From WordNet

(n.) Pricking with a needle; a needle prick.

(n.) The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial purposes.

(v. t.) To treat with acupuncture.

Typed by Brooke

n. an operation for relieving pain by puncturing the flesh with needles.

Checker: Prudence