noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈkluːʒən/
rhymes with -uːʒən
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of enclosing on all sides.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Meaning 2
An acupressure technique in which the pin is passed beneath the vessel, the wire loop placed over its point, and the ends brought over the artery and made fast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, uncountable, usually
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History
Etymology
From Latin circumcludere, circumclusum (“to enclose”).