aquapuncturen.
/ˈeɪkwəˈpʌŋktjʊə/ Medicine.
Puncture of the skin by means of a fine jet of water from a forcepump; used to give relief in neuralgia, lumbago, etc.
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1876 R. Bartholow Pract. Treat. Materia Med. iii. 504 The method of aquapuncture consists in the introduction of water subcutaneously.
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