cupping

n. application of a cupping glass to draw blood to the surface of the body for relieving internal congestion (Traditional Chinese Medicine therapy)

v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass

Fire cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum next to the patient's skin. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) it involves placing glass, plastic, or bamboo cups on the skin with a vacuum. The therapy is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms, and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain. Its advocates claim it has other applications as well. This technique, in varying forms, has also been found in the folk medicine of Vietnam, the Balkans, modern Greece, Mexico, and Russia, among other places, including Iran where it is called 'bod-kesh' meaning literally 'pull with air'.
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Cupping /cup·ping/ 1. the application of a cupping glass. 2. the formation of a cup-shaped depression. cup·ping n. 1. [more]Cupping - Community and Resources

Noun
1. a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
(hypernym) bloodletting
(derivation) cup, transfuse

Noun
1. a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces
(hypernym) United States liquid unit
(part-holonym) pint
(part-meronym) gill
2. the quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar"
(synonym) cupful
(hypernym) containerful
3. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle; "he put the cup back in the saucer"; "the handle of the cup was missing"
(hypernym) crockery, dishware
(hyponym) beaker
4. a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition; "the school kept the cups is a special glass case"
(synonym) loving cup
(hypernym) trophy, prize
(hyponym) Davis Cup
5. any cup-shaped concavity; "bees filled the waxen cups with honey"; "he wore a jock strap with a metal cup"; "the cup of her bra"
(hypernym) concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature
6. the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"
(hypernym) hole
7. a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl
(hypernym) punch
(hyponym) champagne cup
8. cup-shaped plant organ
(hypernym) plant organ
(hyponym) cupule, acorn cup
Verb
1. form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
(hypernym) shape, form
2. put into a cup; "cup the milk"
(hypernym) insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce
(derivation) cupful
3. treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin
(synonym) transfuse
(hypernym) treat, care for
(derivation) cupping
(classification) medicine, practice of medicine

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Cup
  

(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.