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  1. welt
    a raised mark on the skin
    You may have wondered why his back and shoulders were covered with circular purple welts.
  2. alternative
    pertaining to unconventional choices
    Some people are trying this alternative therapy to gain relief for everything from migraines to back pain.
  3. perceived
    detected by instinct or inference
    Or are the perceived benefits the result of the placebo effect—your mind convincing your body that a treatment is working?
  4. placebo
    an innocuous or inert medication
    Or are the perceived benefits the result of the placebo effect—your mind convincing your body that a treatment is working?
  5. mechanics
    the technical aspects of doing something
    Before we address these questions, let’s take a look at the mechanics of cupping.
  6. clot
    change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
    And some medical professionals note that the practice can cause blood vessels to break and clot, which impedes blood flow.
  7. impede
    block passage through
    And some medical professionals note that the practice can cause blood vessels to break and clot, which impedes blood flow.
  8. exert
    have and put to use
    Even though heating the cup creates a mass exodus of air particles, the pressure within the cup stays constant as long as it stays hot—a few air particles moving quickly can exert just as much pressure as a lot of air particles moving slowly.
  9. rigid
    incapable of or resistant to bending
    If the container is rigid and cannot expand, a change in the temperature of the gas in that container will lead to a change in pressure, since the volume must stay constant.
  10. contract
    become smaller or draw together
    If the container’s size can change, then the gas will expand as the temperature increases or contract as the temperature decreases, and the pressure will remain constant.
Created on Tue May 19 13:30:09 EDT 2020 (updated Fri May 22 07:24:28 EDT 2020)

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