cupping glass

American  

noun

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

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cupping glass British  

noun

1. Also called: artificial leech.  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

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Etymology

Origin of cupping glass

First recorded in 1535–45

Example Sentences

A large cupping glass should be applied over the wound so as to draw out as much blood as possible.

From Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages by Walsh, James Joseph

Much to Simi's alarm we put the cupping glass on him, and the whole party of house servants escorted him to bed, shouting and laughing and dancing as they went.

From The Life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson by Sanchez, Nellie Van de Grift

A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an exhausting syringe.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

He suggested the use of a cupping glass or a syringe, or in case of necessity even of the mouth for this purpose.

From The Century of Columbus by Walsh, James J.

Let no one say about me, that Emma Edwardovna is a spider, a vixen, a cupping glass.

From Yama: the pit by Guerney, Bernard Guilbert