Definition of cupping Cupping
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We found 9 definitions of cupping from 4 different sources.
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What does cupping mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: cuppings |
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| cupping - a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface | ||
| bloodletting formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cupping (Noun)
The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. - cupping (Noun)
A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess. - cupping (Noun)
fire Fire cupping , a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated glass cups are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface. - cupping (Noun)
The taking of a small amount of a beverage such as tea or coffee into the mouth in order to taste it; a session where this is done. - cupping (Verb)
Present participle of cup.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cupping (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cup - cupping (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.
