Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A form of therapeutic massage in which pressure is applied with the thumbs and palms to those areas of the body used in acupuncture.
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- noun A form of
massage , using thethumbs andpalms , employed astherapy
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- noun treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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She was doing shiatsu, which is a type of massage that concentrates on relieving blocked energy from the body.
The Book of the Heart Carrie Asai 2004
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She was doing shiatsu, which is a type of massage that concentrates on relieving blocked energy from the body.
The Book of the Heart Carrie Asai 2004
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She was doing shiatsu, which is a type of massage that concentrates on relieving blocked energy from the body.
The Book of the Heart Carrie Asai 2004
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She was doing shiatsu, which is a type of massage that concentrates on relieving blocked energy from the body.
The Book of the Heart Carrie Asai 2004
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Had my mobile phone not been removed on arrival, I would have called my shiatsu man and told him what I thought about the "physical benefits".
New Statesman 2010
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As to asking permission, the "shiatsu" guy said yes too.
Madison, last night and now. Ann Althouse 2006
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Well, one company thinks so highly of the practice that they're willing to sell you a device that will perform a 'shiatsu' finger massage for the cool price of $2,000.
Gadgetreview 2008
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Massage therapies such as shiatsu, Swedish and others have been shown to reduce stress, increase awareness and induce relaxation.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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"This technique is very different from traditional shiatsu, which is somewhat painful.
The Prague Post 2009
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Health Centre it's a centre where they run classes in yoga and shiatsu and dancing, 5 rhythms, belly dancing, tai chi, everything so if I get bored ... er ... no
jmjarmstrong commented on the word shiatsu
JM has discovered that shiatsu is getting knead in the back.
August 26, 2011