Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

succão da ventana

English translation:

cupping therapy

Added to glossary by Rachel Fell
May 17, 2019 21:00
5 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

succão da ventana

Portuguese to English Medical Medical: Health Care procedure in a clinical trial
Hello, I am not sure what this type of suction is called in English. The patients, In Brazil, have a skin condition.

não achou seguro utilizar a succão da ventana na pele

Thanks in advance for help.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 Cupping therapy

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Cupping therapy

I think you have a typo there.....VENTOSA not ventana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupping_therapy

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventosaterapia

Ventosaterapia (representada em chinês pelo ideograma 拔罐) é uma forma de medicina alternativa que emprega ventosas.
Note from asker:
Thank you Gilmar, I did wonder if "ventosa" was meant though this term is used twice in the list
Peer comment(s):

agree Margarida Ataide
8 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think you must be right and that they were getting their "ventosa" mixed up with their visit windows ;-)"
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