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torsoclusion (medicine)


torsoclusion


1. Acupressure performed by entering the needle in the tissues parallel with the artery, then turning it so that it crosses the artery transversely, and passing it into the tissues on the opposite side of the vessel.

Synonym: torsiversion.

Origin: L. Torqueo, to twist, + claudo or cludo, to close