CUPPING


Meaning of CUPPING in English

cup ‧ ping /ˈkʌpɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

a medical treatment that involves putting special glass cups onto parts of the body and then heating the cup, causing the skin to rise gently upwards inside the cup. This treatment is done by an ↑ acupuncturist or someone giving you a ↑ massage , not a doctor.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.