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electroacupuncture
electroacupuncture n. 
/əˌlɛktroʊˈækjuˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃər/, /iˌlɛktroʊˈækjəˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃər/, /iˌlɛktroʊˈækjuˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃər/ Medicine a form of acupuncture in which an electric current is passed through the acupuncture needles, used esp. for pain relief; cf. electropuncture n.
Brit. /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈakjᵿpʌŋ(k)tʃə/
, /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˈakjᵿpʌŋ(k)tʃə/U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˈækjəˌpəŋ(k)(t)ʃər/
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electroacupuncture1960
1960 Chinese Med. Jrnl. 80 97 (title) Electroacupuncture anesthesia in oral surgery: a preliminary report.
1981 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 19 Sept. 747/1 A group of patients with recurrent pain received low-frequency electroacupuncture.
2005 Sci. Amer. Aug. 18/1 Electroacupuncture—the electrical stimulation of tissues through acupuncture needles—increases the effectiveness of analgesic (pain-relieving) acupuncture by as much as 100 per-cent over traditional acupuncture.
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