cup

(kup). 1. A cupping-gla . 2. A cup-shaped part or structure. dry c., a cupping-gla applied to the intact skin in order to draw blood to the rt. glaucomatous c., that form of ocular disk depre ion which is peculiar to glaucoma. impre ion c., in dentistry, a metal con tainer to hold the wax or plaster while an impre ion of the jaw is being taken. Mioontgomery’s c’s, the dilated canals of the tubular glands of the uterus. ocular c., the secondary optic vesicle; a cup-like organ of the embryo whence the retina is developed. physiologic c., the depre ion which occurs naturally i in the optic disk. retinal c., excavation of the eye-disk, whether pathologic or not. wet c., a cup to the incised skin in order to abstract blood.