bloodletting

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By extension, the diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect
The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person
A circumstance such as a battle where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence
{i} phlebotomy, draining of blood for medical purposes; killing, bloodshed
indiscriminate slaughter
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
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
exsanguination
bloodletting

    Hyphenation

    blood·let·ting

    Turkish pronunciation

    blʌdletîng

    Pronunciation

    /ˈblədˌletəɴɢ/ /ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/
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