acupuncturist 復習
Matsumoto was born in 1955 in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, the fourth son among nine siblings, and attended a prefectural school for visually disabled children. After graduating, he worked as an acupuncturist and later established a pharmacy in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
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acus（針）＋puncture（刺すこと）の派生語acupuncturist / ˈækjʊp`ʌŋ(k)tʃərɪst / を取り上げます。『ジーニアス英和辞典』で調べると「針療法師」とありました。LDOCEによるとacupunctureは“a treatment for pain and disease that involves pushing special needles into parts of the body”と定義されています。語源はラテン語のacidus=sour（酸っぱい）;acetum=vinegar(食酢)からきています。(Kiwi girl)
