application of a cupping glass to draw blood to the surface of the body for relieving internal congestion (Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy)
put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass
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Cupping Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
A "concave" or "dished" appearance of individual strips, with the edges raised above the center. (Opposite of crowning.)
Cupping Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cup
of Cup
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe 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.
cupping
\cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (med.) 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.
cupping
glass, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is produced by heat, in the process of cupping.
similar words(3)
cupping glass
wet cupping
dry cupping
Noun
1. a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
(hypernym) bloodletting
(derivation) cup, transfuse
Noun
1. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
(hypernym) United States liquid unit
(part-holonym) pint
(part-meronym) gill
2. the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
(synonym) cupful
(hypernym) containerful
3. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
(hypernym) crockery, dishware
(hyponym) beaker
4. a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"
(synonym) loving cup
(hypernym) trophy, prize
(hyponym) Davis Cup
5. any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
6. the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
(hypernym) hole
7. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
(hypernym) punch
(hyponym) champagne cup
8. cup-shaped plant organ
(hypernym) plant organ
(hyponym) cupule, acorn cup
Verb
1. form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
(hypernym) shape, form
2. put into a cup; "cup the milk"
(hypernym) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(derivation) cupful
3. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
(synonym) transfuse
(hypernym) treat, care for
(derivation) cupping
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine
Cupping Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Cupping can refer to:
- Coffee cupping
- Fire cupping, and other alternative health cupping methods
- "Cupping", a form of unusual tire wear due to bad wheel alignment
- "Cupping", a technique used in Heavy Metal music genres where a vocalist grips the top of the microphone, creating audio feedback.
- "Cupping", a finding on fundoscopy.
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Cupping Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Variable method akin to moxabustion. The practitioner may use a cup made of glass, metal, or wood (notably bamboo) and burn alcohol, alcohol-soaked cotton wool, herbs, paper, or a taper therein. Before or after the burning is complete, the practitioner applies the cup upside-down to a relatively flat body surface and leaves it in this position for five to ten minutes. Results include erythema (reddening of the skin due to capillary expansion), edema (excessive fluid accumulation in tissue spaces), and ecchymoses (purple discoloration of the skin due to rupture of blood vessels).
The above description relates to fire cupping (the fire cupping method), which has several forms. Other forms of cupping include the acupuncture cupping method, the air pumping cupping method, and the water cupping method.
The above description relates to fire cupping (the fire cupping method), which has several forms. Other forms of cupping include the acupuncture cupping method, the air pumping cupping method, and the water cupping method.
