shiatsu

WORDNET DICTIONARY

shiatsu(n = noun.act) acupressure, g-jo - treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body; Array

is a kind of intervention, treatment

shiatsu, n. a kind of therapy of Japanese origin, in which pressure is applied with the thumbs and palms to certain points of the body.

Etymology

Jap., = finger pressure

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