noun
- hot, wet cloths applied to the body for medical treatment
Usage: medical; archaic
Examples
- The nurse applied warm stupes to reduce the patient’s inflammation.
- Hot stupes were commonly used in traditional medicine to treat joint pain.
- The doctor recommended stupes as part of the therapeutic treatment.
- She prepared the stupes by soaking cloths in hot water.
- Stupes were applied to the affected area twice daily.