cupping glass

noun

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

cupping glass

archaic.
med 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 calledartificial leech

First recorded in 1535–45

Its precipitation is when it is turned inside out like a purse, and hangs out between the thighs, like a cupping glass.

The surface is scarified by a sharp stone or knife, and a buffalo horn is used as the cupping glass.

This quantity could be increased by employing a cupping glass over the bite.

Let (Fig. 1) be a cupping glass (like that which is usually applied to the skin), divided by a partition, .

Let us now apply the cupping-glass to the skin in the usual way, and open the cock, , by turning the key.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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