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Acupuncture is a form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which thin needles are inserted into the body. Acupuncture is a pseudoscience; the theories and practices of TCM are not based on scientific knowledge, and it has been characterized as quackery.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Acupuncture | ICD-10-PCS | 8E0H30Z | 1.00 | infobox |
| Acupuncture | ICD-9 | 99.91-99.92 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Acupuncture | MeSH | D015670 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Acupuncture | OPS-301 code | 8-975.2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Acupuncture | causes | a series of events within the central nervous system | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | form of alternative medicine and a component of traditional Chinese medicine | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | pseudoscience | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | insertion of thin needles into the skin | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | use of acupuncture in an attempt to reduce wrinkles on the face.Bee venom acupuncture is a treatment approach of injecting purified | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | substantial part of traditional Chinese medicine | 0.90 | text |
| Acupuncture | is a | Shiji | 0.90 | text |
| qi | instance of | it is recommended that acupuncturists be trained sufficiently to reduce the risk.Scientific investigation has not found any histological or physiological evidence for traditiona… | 0.80 | text |
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