(in Chinese medicine) a therapy in which heated glass cups are applied to the skin along the meridians of the body, creating suction and believed to stimulate the flow of energy.
（中医）杯吸法，拔火罐
Example sentencesExamples
The therapeutic applications of cupping have been documented through several thousand years of clinical experience.
For best result, cupping may be applied with acupuncture for these two points.
Physical manipulation included cupping, which was believed to reduce congestion and restore blood flow.
In classes we had to make pills, suppositories, and powders, and recognize cupping and leech glasses!
Another very effective cupping method is the one used in India.
Definition of cupping in US English:
cupping
nounˈkəpiNG
(in Chinese medicine) a therapy in which heated glass cups are applied to the skin along the meridians of the body, creating suction as a way of stimulating the flow of energy.
（中医）杯吸法，拔火罐
Example sentencesExamples
Physical manipulation included cupping, which was believed to reduce congestion and restore blood flow.
Another very effective cupping method is the one used in India.
In classes we had to make pills, suppositories, and powders, and recognize cupping and leech glasses!
For best result, cupping may be applied with acupuncture for these two points.
The therapeutic applications of cupping have been documented through several thousand years of clinical experience.