cupping

[ kuhp-ing ]

/ ˈkʌp ɪŋ /

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noun

the process of drawing blood from the body by scarification and the application of a cupping glass, or by the application of a cupping glass without scarification, as for relieving internal congestion or for loosening and stimulating the muscles.

Origin of cupping

First recorded in 1350–1400; cup + -ing¹

Words nearby cupping

cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cup plant, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium

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Example sentences from the Web for cupping

For answer Johnny whistled once, cupping his lips with his hands, to reduce the likelihood of arousing anyone on board.
Sign of the Green Arrow|Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell
The last bastions of cupping in the United States were the immigrant sections of large cities.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis
Place this end in a heading tool and work a button head on the end with either the cupping tool or a hand hammer.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals|Charles Conrad Sleffel
For other illustrations of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century patents for cupping devices, see Haller, op.
Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology|Audrey Davis

Cupping of the discs slowly develops, causing more or less stretching of the nerve fibers over the edge of the cup.
Glaucoma|Various

British Dictionary definitions for cupping

cupping

/ (ˈkʌpɪŋ) /

noun

med archaic the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin

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Medical definitions for cupping

cupping

[ kŭp′ĭng ]

n.

The formation of a hollow or cup-shaped excavation.

A therapeutic procedure, no longer in use, in which evacuated glass cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood to the surface.

单词	cupping
释义	cupping [ kuhp-ing ] / ˈkʌp ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cupping ON THESAURUS.COM noun the process of drawing blood from the body by scarification and the application of a cupping glass, or by the application of a cupping glass without scarification, as for relieving internal congestion or for loosening and stimulating the muscles. Origin of cupping First recorded in 1350–1400; cup + -ing¹ Words nearby cupping cupola, cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cup plant, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cupping For answer Johnny whistled once, cupping his lips with his hands, to reduce the likelihood of arousing anyone on board. Sign of the Green Arrow\|Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell The last bastions of cupping in the United States were the immigrant sections of large cities. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology\|Audrey Davis Place this end in a heading tool and work a button head on the end with either the cupping tool or a hand hammer. The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals\|Charles Conrad Sleffel For other illustrations of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century patents for cupping devices, see Haller, op. Bloodletting Instruments in the National Museum of History and Technology\|Audrey Davis Cupping of the discs slowly develops, causing more or less stretching of the nerve fibers over the edge of the cup. Glaucoma\|Various British Dictionary definitions for cupping cupping / (ˈkʌpɪŋ) / noun med archaic the process of applying a cupping glass to the skin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cupping chance, portion, doom, end, lot, cup, ending, preordain, predestine, effect, break, predetermine, destine, foreordain, issue, stars, predestinate, circumstance, consequence, destination Medical definitions for cupping cupping [ kŭp′ĭng ] n. The formation of a hollow or cup-shaped excavation. A therapeutic procedure, no longer in use, in which evacuated glass cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood to the surface. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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cupping

noun

Origin of cupping

Words nearby cupping

Example sentences from the Web for cupping

British Dictionary definitions for cupping

noun

Words related to cupping

Medical definitions for cupping

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