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LOCAL POINT [2 records]

Record 1 1993-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Acupuncture
CONT

... a point in the area where you fell pain or tension, it's called a local point. (Acupressure's Potent Points, a Guide to Self-Care for Common Ailments, 1990, p. 6).

CONT

The major local points are points, in the area of disfunction, that regulate function, namely the Mu and Shu points (alarm and associated effect points), points of the three heaters ..., and any other points in the affected zone that have a direct effect on corresponding function .... (Acupuncture Energetics, 1987, p. 46).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Acupuncture
CONT

Les points locaux sont ceux en rapport avec l'organe malade ou la région douloureuse. (Dictionnaire pratique d'automassage, 1986, p. 17).

CONT

Au niveau du foyer malade (point local) ou dans son voisinage, on prend des points qui sont plus sensibles pour les mettre dans la prescription. (Précis d'acupuncture chinoise, 1977, p. 222).

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
OBS

v. aussi marshalling yards

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
OBS

(commerce) En Ontario, endroits où les éleveurs transportent leurs animaux de marché pour le rendre, par l'intermédiaire des offices de commercialisation.

Spanish

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