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Moxibustion

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005517

In traditional Chinese medicine, a type of heat therapy in which an herb is burned on or above the skin to warm and stimulate an acupuncture point or affected area.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005517
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005517",
  "term": "Moxibustion",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "In traditional Chinese medicine, a type of heat therapy in which an herb is burned on or above the skin to warm and stimulate an acupuncture point or affected area.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/moxibustion/"
}

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