1) Bloodletting 2) Form into the shape of a cup 3) Put into a cup
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Also called `fire cupping,” it is the act of heating up glass cups with rounded backs, usually a few inches across, on the skin. As the cups cool, they create a vaccuum, leaving a hicky-like bruising pattern across the skin. If done hard enough/hot enough, cupping can also break the skin.
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• (n.) 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. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cup
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A procedure in which a rounded glass cup is warmed and placed upside down over an area of the body, creating suction that holds the cup to the skin. Cupping increases the flow of blood. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is also thought to increase the flow of qi (vital energy).
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A type of warping that causes boards to curl up at their edges.
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1. Formation of a hollow, or cup-shaped excavation. ... 2. Application of a cupping glass. ... See: cup. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(kup´ing) the formation of a cup-shaped depression. percussion (def. 2). the application of a small glass or bamboo cup to the skin, after inducing a vacuum in the cup, creating suction and drawing blood and lymph to the surface of the the body and increasing local circulation. It is used in ...
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The opposite of crowning, a condition where the centre of a board is lower its edges giving a concave appearance across the board.
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Cup'ping noun (Medicine) 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 th...
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- A type of warping that causes boards to curl up at their edges.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kŭp′ing Definitions: 1. Formation of a hollow, or cup-shaped excavation. 2. Application of a cupping glass.
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Cupping: 1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is attached to the skin surface, usually on the back and the air within the cup is evacuated to suck the skin in and increase local blood flow. The practice has numerous variations including burning alcohol or another substance within the ...
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A term used by coffee professionals to describe the activity of sipping brewed coffees to assess their qualities.
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[n] - a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
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a technique of applying suction over selected points or zones in the body. A vacuum is created by warming the air in a glass jar and overturning it onto the body to disperse areas of local congestion. This therapy is used in the treatment of arthritis, bronchitis, and sprains, among other ailments.
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noun a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
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Aged paint, loosened by cracking, with edges curling to create cup-like formations. Cupping Examples
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A type of warping that causes boards to curl up at their edges.
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A type of warping that causes boards to curl up at their edges.
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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.
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