cupping glass

noun

a glass vessel, used in cupping, in which a partial vacuum is created, as by heat.

Origin of cupping glass

First recorded in 1535–45

Words nearby cupping glass

cupolated, cuppa, cupped, cupper, cupping, cupping glass, cuppy, cupr-, cuprammonium, cupreous, cupressus

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British Dictionary definitions for cupping glass

cupping glass

noun

med archaic a glass vessel from which air can be removed by suction or heat to create a partial vacuum: formerly used in drawing blood to the surface of the skin for slow bloodletting Also called: artificial leech

Medical definitions for cupping glass

cupping glass

n.

A glass vessel from which the air has been exhausted by heat or suction, applied to the skin to draw blood to the surface for therapeutic purposes. cup