Cupping-glass
21cupping — noun Date: 14th century an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat …
22cupping — noun A traditional therapeutic treatment in which heated glass cups were applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface …
23cupping — cup•ping [[t]ˈkʌp ɪŋ[/t]] n. med 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 …
24Fire cupping — A patient receiving fire cupping therapy Chinese 拔 …
25Dry cupping — Dry Dry (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.] [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG. dr[ o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.] 1. Free from moisture;… …
26cup — 1. An excavated or hallowed structure, either anatomic or pathologic. SYN: poculum. 2. SYN: cupping glass. [A.S. cuppe] Diogenes c. SYN: c. of palm. dry c. a cupping glass formerly applied to the unbroken skin to draw blood to the …
27cup — cuplike, adj. /kup/, n., v., cupped, cupping. n. 1. a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc. 2. the bowllike part of a goblet or the… …
28cup — /kʌp / (say kup) noun 1. a small, open container, especially of porcelain or metal, used mainly to drink from. 2. (often upper case) an ornamental cup or other article, especially of precious metal, offered as a prize for a contest: Melbourne… …
29Cup — (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to drink… …
30Cup and ball — Cup Cup (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow, OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel, and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.] 1. A small vessel, used commonly to… …
