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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) cupping
the process of drawing blood to the surface of the body by the application of partially evacuated glass cups, as for relieving internal congestion.

Etymology: (1350–1400)

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1. (noun) cupping
a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

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Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Cupping
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

2. Cupping
of Cup

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