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aquapuncture Med.|ˈeɪkwəˈpʌŋktjʊə(r)| [f. L. aquā with water + puncture.] Puncture of the skin by means of a fine jet of water from a forcepump; used to give relief in neuralgia, lumbago, etc.
1876Bartholow Mat. Med. (1879) 542 The method of aquapuncture consists in the introduction of water subcutaneously. |