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  • noun Plural form of meridian.

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Examples

  • Practitioners of acupuncture and students in acupuncture schools discovered that this energy flows along pathways they refer to as meridians; each is connected to the physiological system and an internal organ.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • "Well," I says, "I reckon maybe you've got a chance now to find out whereabouts this balloon is, because as like as not that is one of these lines here, that's on the map, that you call meridians of longitude, and we can drop down and look at its number, and --"

    Tom Sawyer Abroad 1894

  • "Well," I says, "I reckon maybe you've got a chance now to find out whereabouts this balloon is, because as like as not that is one of these lines here, that's on the map, that you call meridians of longitude, and we can drop down and look at its number, and --"

    Tom Sawyer Abroad Mark Twain 1872

  • Qi flows through the body via channels called meridians.

    Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011

  • Qi flows through the body via channels called meridians.

    Beverley Golden: Acupuncture: When East Meets West Beverley Golden 2011

  • Disease is due to an internal imbalance that leads to blockage in the flow of qi, the vital energy that circulates along pathways known as meridians, or energy-carrying channels.

    Staness Jonekos: Acupuncture: A Drug-Free Option for Chronic Pain Staness Jonekos 2011

  • Disease is due to an internal imbalance that leads to blockage in the flow of qi, the vital energy that circulates along pathways known as meridians, or energy-carrying channels.

    Staness Jonekos: Acupuncture: A Drug-Free Option for Chronic Pain Staness Jonekos 2011

  • The most common form of acupuncture is the penetration of the skin by needles at specific points thought to affect the flow of flow of “qi” pronounced “chee”, or vital energy, along passageways called meridians.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • The most common form of acupuncture is the penetration of the skin by needles at specific points thought to affect the flow of flow of “qi” pronounced “chee”, or vital energy, along passageways called meridians.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

  • The most common form of acupuncture is the penetration of the skin by needles at specific points thought to affect the flow of flow of “qi” pronounced “chee”, or vital energy, along passageways called meridians.

    The Doctor is In MD Travis L. Stork 2010

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