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Cupping glasses

Scope note

Bowl or cup-like suction devices, typically glass and with an open mouth, heated in order to create a partial vacum, and then applied to the skin in order to draw blood to the surface.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000262816

Broader Terms used

<medical equipment>

Equivalent Terms used

cupping glass

Created

13yrs ago

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