About The Word Cupping
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Cupping
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What's The Definition Of Cupping?
[n] a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
Synonyms | Synonyms for Cupping: Related Terms | Find terms related to Cupping: aspiration | bleeding | bloodletting | broaching | drafting | drainage | draining | drawing | emptying | leeching | milking | phlebotomy | pipetting | pumping | siphoning | sucking | suction | tapping | venesection See Also | bloodletting Cupping In Webster's Dictionary \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)
The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the
person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,
sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an
abscess.
{Cupping glass}, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is
produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
{Dry cupping}, the application of a cupping instrument
without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,
produce counter irritation, etc.
{Wet cupping}, the operation of drawing blood by the
application of a cupping instrument after scarification.
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