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moxibustion

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˌmɒk.sɪˈbʌs.t͡ʃən/

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noun

Meaning 1

The burning of moxa against the skin to treat pain or illness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: folk medicine

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of moxa (“mugwort”) + combustion, literally “burning of mugwort”, with the connecting -i- usual in Latinate vocabulary.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 艾灸 — burning of moxa against skin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 灸 (jiǔ) — burning of moxa against skin
  • Finnish: moksibustio — burning of moxa against skin
  • Finnish: moksaus — burning of moxa against skin
  • French: moxibustion — burning of moxa against skin
  • German: Moxibustion — burning of moxa against skin
  • Greek: καυτηριασμός με μόξα (kaftiriasmós me móxa) — burning of moxa against skin
  • Italian: moxibustione — burning of moxa against skin
  • Japanese: 灸 — burning of moxa against skin
  • Japanese: お灸 (okyuu) — burning of moxa against skin
  • Korean: 뜸 (tteum) — burning of moxa against skin
  • Polish: termopunktura — burning of moxa against skin
  • Portuguese: moxibustão — burning of moxa against skin
  • Russian: прижига́ние (prižigánije) — burning of moxa against skin
  • Spanish: moxibustión — burning of moxa against skin
  • Swedish: moxibustion — burning of moxa against skin