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[L. cuppa, drinking vessel]

1. A small drinking vessel.
2. A cupping glass.
SEE: cupping
3. An athletic supporter (jock strap) reinforced with a piece of firm material to cover the male genitalia; worn to protect the penis and testicles during vigorous and contact sports.
4. Either of the two cup-shaped halves of a brassiere that fit over a breast.
5. A method of producing counterirritation.
SEE: cupping

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Citation

Venes, Donald, editor. "Cup." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753311/all/cup.
Cup. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753311/all/cup. Accessed July 15, 2019.
Cup. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753311/all/cup
Cup [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 July 15]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/753311/all/cup.
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