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hot needle used in acupuncture; the needle wrapped in cotton wool, dipped in alcohol and lit, the charred cotton removed and the needle applied to the acupuncture point. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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All of a sudden, I felt a sharp pain in my back, as if I had fallen on a hot needle. An opposite surgical approach inserts a hot needle into one side of the brain to destroy a small portion of the globus pallidus, an area that's hyperactive in many Parkinson's patients. When Tommy was 10, she tattooed a pair of boxing gloves on his biceps, using a hot needle and India ink. |
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