Cupping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkʌpɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cupping is a noun meaning (medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
Meaning
(medicine, archaic) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
More Meanings
- (medicine, archaic) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
- 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.
- The act of forming something into a cup shape.
- present participle and gerund of cup
- (medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
Example Sentences
the cupping of one's hands
Word Forms
- cuppings
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