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Definition of Cupping
1. Noun. A treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface.
Definition of Cupping
1. 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.
Definition of Cupping
1. Noun. (medicine) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated glass cups are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of cup) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cupping
1. an archaic medical process [n -S]
Medical Definition of Cupping
1. 1. Formation of a hollow, or cup-shaped excavation. 2. Application of a cupping glass. See: cup. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cupping
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