Definitions from Wiktionary (bloodletting)
▸ noun: (historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
▸ noun: (by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
▸ noun: A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
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▸ noun: (historical, medicine) The archaic practice of treating illness by removing some blood, believed to be tainted, from the stricken person.
▸ noun: (by extension) The diminishment of any resource with the hope that this will lead to a positive effect.
▸ noun: A circumstance, such as a battle, where a large amount of blood is likely to be spilled through violence.
Similar:
bloodshed,
bloodbath,
battue,
blood-letting,
bleeding,
blooding,
purging,
bleeding sickness,
bloodloss,
leeching,
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