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shiatsu

UK/ʃiːˈɑːt.suː/ US/ʃiːˈæt.suː/ rare

noun

1.

treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

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Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 指(し)圧(あつ) (shiatsu), from Middle Chinese 指 (MC tsyijX, “finger”) + 壓 (MC 'aep, “downward force”).

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