cupping en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈkʌpɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English cupping, equivalent to cup + -ing.
Meanings
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot.
- (archaic, countable, uncountable) A similar operation for drawing pus from an abscess.
- (countable, uncountable) Fire cupping, a traditional therapeutic treatment called in which heated cupping glasses are applied to the skin, supposedly to draw blood towards the surface.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
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(countable, uncountable) The act of forming something into a cup shape.
the cupping of one's hands
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cuppings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cupping glass · cupping jar · cupping therapy
Hyponyms
Synonyms
myofascial decompression (vacuum treatment)
Translations (14)
ro tratament cu ventuze (therapeutic treatment) · ar حِجَامَة (therapeutic treatment) · mt fumenti (therapeutic treatment) · tr hacamat (therapeutic treatment) · fi kuppaus (therapeutic treatment) · sv koppning (therapeutic treatment) · de Schröpfen (therapeutic treatment) · el βεντούζες (therapeutic treatment) · fi kuppaaminen (therapeutic treatment) · ar حَجَامَة (therapeutic treatment) · is koppsetning (setja einhverjum blóðkoppa) (therapeutic treatment) · ota حجامت (therapeutic treatment) · is koppasetning (therapeutic treatment) · cmn 拔罐 (therapeutic treatment)