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Descriptor English: Auriculotherapy
Descriptor Spanish: Auriculoterapia
Descriptor auriculoterapia
Scope note: Tratamiento del dolor, adicciones a drogas, u otras dolencias por el estímulo de los diversos puntos en el oído externo (PABELLONES AURICULARES). Se basa en las prácticas de ACUPUNTURA AURICULAR de la antigua China, pero en ocasiones se utilizan imanes y otros modos de estimulación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Auriculoterapia
Descriptor French: Auriculothérapie
Entry term(s): Auriculomedicine
Auriculotherapies
Tree number(s): E02.190.204
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055097
Scope note: Treatment of pain, drug addictions, or other ailments by stimulating the various points on the external ear (EAR AURICLES). It is based on the ancient Chinese practices of EAR ACUPUNCTURE, but sometimes magnets and other modes of stimulation are used.
Annotation: AURICULAR ACUPUNCTURE see ACUPUNCTURE, EAR is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
OG organization & administration
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Acupressure (2007-2008)
Acupuncture Therapy (1972-2008)
Ear, External (1972-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53224
Unique ID: D055097
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Auriculotherapy - Preferred
Concept UI M0513655
Scope note Treatment of pain, drug addictions, or other ailments by stimulating the various points on the external ear (EAR AURICLES). It is based on the ancient Chinese practices of EAR ACUPUNCTURE, but sometimes magnets and other modes of stimulation are used.
Preferred term Auriculotherapy
Entry term(s) Auriculomedicine
Auriculotherapies



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