Cupping-glass

  • 41dry cup — a cupping glass applied to the intact skin in order to induce a flow of blood to the area; no longer used …

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  • 42wet cup — a cupping glass applied to the incised skin in order to abstract blood; no longer used …

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  • 43cup — kÊŒp n. small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces) v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass …

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  • 44cupped — kÊŒp n. small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces) v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass …

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  • 45cups — kÊŒp n. small container from which liquids (milk, water, etc.) are drunk; unit of measure (equal to 8 fluid ounces) v. put in a cup; form into a cuplike shape; use a cupping glass …

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  • 46ventouse — [ vɛntu:s] noun Medicine a cup shaped suction device applied to the baby s head in childbirth to assist delivery. Origin 1960s: from Fr., lit. cupping glass , based on L. ventus wind …

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  • 47cup — n. 1. Chalice, beaker, goblet, bowl. 2. Draught, potion, cupful. 3. Lot, portion. 4. Cupping glass …

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  • 48gourd — /gʊəd / (say goouhd), /gɔd / (say gawd) noun 1. the fruit of any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, especially that of Lagenaria siceraria (bottle gourd), whose dried shell is used for bottles, bowls, etc., or that of certain forms of …

  • 49ventouse delivery — /ˈvɛntuz dəlɪvəri/ (say ventoohz duhlivuhree) noun an instrumental delivery of a baby using a vacuum attachment to the head. Compare forceps delivery. {obsolete surgical term ventuse a cupping glass; Old French, from Italian, from Latin ventosa,… …

  • 50bdelloid —   a. pertaining to leech; leech like in appearance; n. leech.    ♦ bdellometer, n. cupping glass for surgical bleeding.    ♦ bdellotomy, n. surgical application of leeches …

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