cupping

cupping definition - medical

cup·ping (kŭpˈĭng)

noun
  1. The formation of a hollow or cup-shaped excavation.
  2. A therapeutic procedure, no longer in use, in which evacuated glass cups are applied to intact or scarified skin in order to draw blood to the surface.

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