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cupping glass

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glass (glas)
1. a hard, brittle, often transparent material, usually consisting of the fused amorphous silicates of potassium or sodium, and of calcium, with silica in excess.
2. a container, usually cylindrical, made from glass.
cupping glass  a vessel of glass from which the air has been or can be exhausted, applied to the body to draw blood to the surface.
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. Also called cup.


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