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Constitutional acupuncture

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002017

A type of acupuncture based on a form of Oriental medicine in which treatment is based on a person’s constitution. According to this type of medicine, the constitution is the specific way a person’s organs affect health and how he or she looks, thinks, behaves, and responds to treatment. Also called Korean acupuncture.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002017
FieldOncology and biomedicine
SynonymsKorean acupuncture
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "Constitutional acupuncture",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of acupuncture based on a form of Oriental medicine in which treatment is based on a person’s constitution. According to this type of medicine, the constitution is the specific way a person’s organs affect health and how he or she looks, thinks, behaves, and responds to treatment. Also called Korean acupuncture.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Korean acupuncture"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/constitutional-acupuncture/"
}

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