Defenition of the word bloodletting
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Defenition of the word bloodletting
- indiscriminate slaughter
- formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
Synonyms for the word bloodletting
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- battue
- bloodbath
- bloodshed
Hyponyms for the word bloodletting
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- cupping
- phlebotomy
- venesection
Hypernyms for the word bloodletting
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- butchery
- carnage
- mass murder
- massacre
- medical aid
- medical care
- slaughter
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