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cupping Definition

cup·ping (kup′iŋ)

noun

the application to the skin of glass cups from which the air has been exhausted, in order to draw the blood to the surface: used, esp. formerly, to treat a variety of illnesses

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cupping Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • use: An uncontrolled study using cupping to relieve coughs reported a curative response in 35 of 41 patients.

Modifies a noun

  • kit: The pole came with a match top two ( in the pole ) & 2 power top twos ' along with a cupping kit.

Noun used with modifier

  • disk: Glaucoma was diagnosed if matching visual field and optic disk cupping were present, without reference to intraocular pressure ( IOP ) level.

Browse dictionary entries near cupping

  1. ‹ cupper
  2. ‹ cupped
  3. ‹ cuppa
  4. ‹ cupolaed
  5. ‹ cupola
  6. ‹ cuplike
  7. ‹ cupidity
  8. ‹ cupid's-bow
  9. ‹ Cupid
  10. ‹ cupfuls
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