Acupressure
Pronunciation : Ac`u*pres"sure
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press.] (Surg.)
Definition : Defn: A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface. Simpson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913