HyperDic: cupping

English > 1 sense of the word cupping:
NOUNactcuppinga treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
English > cupping: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface.
Broaderbloodlettingformerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
Verbscuptreat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin

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