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cupping (kup´ing) the formation of a cup-shaped depression. percussion (def. 2). the application of a small glass or bamboo cup to the skin, after inducing a vacuum in the cup, creating suction and drawing blood and lymph to the surface of the the body and increasing local circulation. It is used in Chinese medicine.
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