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Webster 1913 Edition
Cupping
Cup′ping
(k?p′p?ng)
, Noun.
(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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cupping
CUPPING
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