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ac·u·punc·ture
 acupuncture
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- pronunciation:
- ae
kyu
puhngk
ch
 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
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the practice of relieving pain or curing a disease by putting needles into certain parts of the body. Acupuncture is a traditional way to treat disease in China.
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The word acupuncture
contains the following parts:
ac, acr, acer
Latin
root
that means sharp, bitter, sour
  Example words:
pung, punct, point
Latin
root
that means prick, sharp
Example words:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, capture, composure, enclosure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, picture, posture, pressure, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, structure, texture, torture
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