Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Inyección en puntos de acupuntura
Acupuncture point injection (AK-yoo-PUNK-cher poynt in-JEK-shun)
A procedure in which drugs, vitamins, herbal extracts, or other fluids are injected into the body at an acupuncture point using a syringe and needle.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.