Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, n. [L. acus needle + punctura a
   pricking, fr. pungere to prick: cf. F. acuponcture.]
   Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.):
   The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial
   purposes.

Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, v. t.
   To treat with acupuncture.

Source : WordNet®

acupuncture
     n : treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of
         needles at specific points on the skin [syn: {stylostixis}]