marmas (märˑ·m
s),
s),n.pl in Ayurveda, the 107 subcutaneous pressure points in the body that are believed to connect mind and body. Each marma influences a specific organ system and an injury to a marma damages the related organ. Many of the marmas correspond to the Japanese Shiatsu system. See also Shiatsu.
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