单词 | moxa |
释义 | moxa /mok"seuh/, n. 1. a flammable substance or material obtained from the leaves of certain Chinese and Japanese wormwood plants, esp. Artemisia moxa. 2. this substance or a similar one of cotton, wool, or the like, placed on the skin usually in the form of a cone or cylinder and ignited for use as a counterirritant. [1670-80; by uncert. mediation < Japn mogusa, equiv. to mo(y)e burn + -gusa, comb. form of kusa herb] |
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