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Bloodletting
Meaning
Noun
●
In Medicine:
The
archaic
practice
of
treating
illness
by
removing
some blood,
believed
to be
tainted
, from the
stricken
person.
●
The
diminishment
of any
resource
with the
hope
that this will lead to
a positive
effect.
●
A
circumstance
, such as a
battle
, where a large amount of blood is likely to be
spilled
through violence.
Verb
●
present participle
and
gerund
of bloodlet
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