Ear acupuncture

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002645",
  "term": "Ear acupuncture",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of acupuncture in which thin needles are inserted at specific points on the outer ear to control pain and other symptoms. It is thought that the outer ear contains a “map” of the whole body and that specific points on this map match up with certain parts of the body. Also called auricular acupuncture.",
  "synonyms": [
    "auricular acupuncture"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/ear-acupuncture/"
}