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Definition of Bloodletting

1. Noun. Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine).

2. Noun. Indiscriminate slaughter. "A huge prison battue was ordered"

Definition of Bloodletting

1. n. The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection.

Definition of Bloodletting

1. Noun. The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person. ¹

2. Noun. By extension, the diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect. ¹

3. Noun. A circumstance such as a battle where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bloodletting

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Medical Definition of Bloodletting

1. The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; especially. Applied to venesection. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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