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cupping

 noun
     
cup‧ping [uncountable]
a medical treatment that involves putting special glass cups onto parts of the body and then heating the cup, causing the skin to rise gently upwards inside the cup. This treatment is done by an acupuncturist or someone giving you a massage, not a doctor.
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