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Preferred term

Cupping vessels  

Definition

  • Bowl or cup-like suction devices, typically of glass and with an open mouth, heated in order to create a partial vacuum and then applied to the skin in order to draw blood to the surface [AAT]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • BLEEDING CUPS
  • CUPPING GLASSES
  • CUPPING HORNS
  • CUPS, BLEEDING
  • GLASSES, CUPPING
  • HORNS, CUPPING
  • VESSELS, CUPPING

Notation

  • 117544

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-TPXGMPH5-3

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