Cupping: alternatives and connections

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Cupping

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Bloodletting 76% connected

The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cup 74% connected

A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cup 74% connected

A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, c…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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