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1. A treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface

1. Form into the shape of a cup
   "She cupped her hands"
    
2. Put into a cup
   "cup the milk"
    
3. (medicine) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
   - transfuse

Derived forms: cuppings

Type of: bloodletting, care for, enclose, form, inclose, insert, introduce, put in, shape, stick in, treat

Encyclopedia: Cupping