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DRY CUPPING

\dɹˈa͡ɪ kˈʌpɪŋ], \dɹˈa‍ɪ kˈʌpɪŋ], \d_ɹ_ˈaɪ k_ˈʌ_p_ɪ_ŋ]\

Definitions of DRY CUPPING

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Cupping without scarification.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Drawing of blood to the surface without abstraction.
See Cupping.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

A cup-shaped glass is moistened on the inside with alcohol, the alcohol is ignited, and the cup applied to the skin as soon as the flame goes out.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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