: an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat
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Jono tells the group that Intimacy Week reduced the intimacy in their relationship, and the experts are clearly pissed that their genital cupping task didn't work.
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Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2024
If the idea of traditional cupping intimidates you, this device is a perfect at-home alternative.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Each inaugural visit also comes with a 15-minute health assessment with a provider, called a Healer in the company’s parlance, with add-ons like cupping and ear seeding also available.
—James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
There is no cupping or doing it in front of the mirror; instead his fantasies remain firmly in his imagination.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
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Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2024
If the idea of traditional cupping intimidates you, this device is a perfect at-home alternative.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
Each inaugural visit also comes with a 15-minute health assessment with a provider, called a Healer in the company’s parlance, with add-ons like cupping and ear seeding also available.
—James Manso, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
There is no cupping or doing it in front of the mirror; instead his fantasies remain firmly in his imagination.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 14 June 2024
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“Cupping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupping. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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