Definitions For Moxibustion

Noun

MOXIBUSTION. (countable and uncountable, plural MOXIBUSTIONs) (folk medicine) The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.

Derived terms

moxibustionist

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 艾灸, tr=àijiǔ, 灸, tr=jiǔ, Finnish: moksibustio, {{q, colloquial}} moksaus French: moxibustion, f German: Moxibustion, f Greek: καυτηριασμός με μόξα, m Italian: moxibustione, f Japanese: 灸, tr=きゅう, kyū, やいと, yaito, sc=Jpan, お灸 (okyuu) Korean: 뜸 Portuguese: moxibustão, f Russian: прижига́ние, n Spanish: moxibustión, f Swedish: moxibustion

Etymology

moxa, t1=mugwort, combustion, -i-/em usual in latinate vocabulary./">t2=burning, literally "burning of mugwort", with the connecting -i- usual in latinate vocabulary.

See also

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Is Moxibustion a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
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Scrabble
22
Words with Friends
26

The word Moxibustion is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends

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