cupping

An Eastern medicine technique in which the mouths of empty glass cups are pressed against the skin to draw blood to the surface and increase blood flow. Since drugs have not helped my mother's illness, she has recently begun cupping.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
NjÁLl	-	Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Morta	-	Lithuanian
Domitila	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Mercedes	mer-THE-dhes (Spanish), mer-SE-dhes (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
NatÁLie	-	Czech
Mikhael	-	Biblical Greek