Definition of Stylostixis

1. Noun. Treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin.

Exact synonyms: Acupuncture
Generic synonyms: Intervention, Treatment
Geographical relationships: Cathay, China, Communist China, Mainland China, People's Republic Of China, Prc, Red China

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stylostixis

stylomastoid vein
stylomaxillary
stylometer
stylometers
stylometric
stylometrics
stylometry
stylommatophorous
stylophone
stylophones
stylopodia
stylopodium
stylos
stylostatistical
stylostatistics
stylostixis (current term)
stylotypite
stylus
stylus printer
styluses
styme
stymed
stymes
stymie
stymied
stymieing
stymies
styming
stymy
stymying

Literary usage of Stylostixis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1868)
"The juice is fetid and narcotic. Infused in wine, it has been given internally in gravel; and has been applied externally to contusions, .V<'. stylostixis ..."

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