Sushumna

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proper noun

One of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.

OriginSanskrit सुषुम्ना →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. HinduismyogaOne of the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine, the energies or prana of the physical body, are said to flow.

Origin

  1. Sanskritसुषुम्ना
  2. EnglishSushumna

Borrowed from Sanskrit सुषुम्ना (suṣumnā).

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