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234Acupuncture and Moxibustion - AcupunctureCode Term Chinese Definition/Description5.1.11 round-sharp needle 員 利 鍼5.1.12 stiletto needle 鈹 鍼5.1.13 long needle 長 鍼5.1.14 big needle 大 鍼5.1.15 great needle 巨 鍼5.1.16 stone needle 砭 石5.1.17 stone needle therapy 砭 刺 療 法a needle with thin shaft and a somewhat enlarged andsharp round tip, the same as a sharp round needlean instrument like a double-edged sword used fordrainage of pus, the same as a sword needleone of the nine classical needles, 7 cun in length,used for deep puncturea needle with a long and thick shaft and a somewhatround tip, the same as a large needlethat resembling a filiform needle, but thicker andlonger, used in the treatment of hemiplegia andparalysisneedle made of stone used as a primitive instrumentfor acupuncture and surgical incision in ancienttimestreatment of disease with stone needles in ancienttimes5.1.18filiform needletherapy毫 鍼 療 法acupuncture therapy which uses filiform needles5.1.19 tip of the needle 鍼 尖 the sharp point of the needle5.1.20 handle of the needle 鍼 柄the part of the needle, distal to the tip and shaft, bywhich it is held5.1.21 shaft of the needle 鍼 體 the part of the needle between the handle and tip5.1.22 root of the needle 鍼 根 junction between the handle and shaft of the needle5.1.23 plum-blossom needle 梅 花 鍼a dermal needling instrument with a bundle of fiveshort embedded needles resembling a plum blossom5.1.24plum-blossom needletherapy梅 花 鍼 療 法therapy by tapping with a plum-blossom needle5.1.25 seven-star needle 七 星 鍼a dermal needling instrument with seven short needlesattached to the end of a handle in a cluster5.1.26 three-edged needle 三 棱 鍼 a thick needle with a sharp three-edged tip