bloodletting
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/
- Archaic
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- Before modern medicine, bloodletting was commonly used to reduce fevers and alleviate conditions thought to be caused by too much blood.
- bloodletting using leeches
- bloodletting to cure
- practice bloodletting
And the only way to discharge that is through bloodletting.
- And the only way to discharge that is through bloodletting.
Examples
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Traditionally, bloodletting was a standard remedy for many humoral distempers.
Academic text (2002) -
"Come in back, we'll get started with the phlebotomy, the bloodletting," the doc said.
Fiction book (1996) -
Before that, it was almost identical to medieval bloodletting.
Blog text (12) -
Anything that reduces the amount of fluid in your body, even leeches and bloodletting, could make you feel better.
Academic text (2008) -
Bloodletting using leeches was one method used to balance the humors.
Academic text (2015) -
To correct the balance of these fluids, doctors employed dangerous treatments like bloodletting and purging.
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There were, on the other hand, an abundance of superstitious beliefs such as faith healing, bloodletting, and fetishism which were commonly accepted, not for their genuine effectiveness and relevance, but because people did not know what else to do.
Academic text (1993) -
In ancient medicine, bloodletting was believed to cure various illnesses by removing excess blood from the body.
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Many doctors in the past practiced bloodletting as a way to treat ailments, thinking it would restore balance to the patient's health.
Synonyms
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8.5
Cutting a vein to take blood for treatment or tests
A cut into a vein to take blood for treatment
Putting a needle into a vein to take blood or give medicine
To put a needle into a vein to take blood or give medicine
Antonyms
- Specialized
23
3.7
A medical treatment in which doctors put blood into a person's vein to replace lost blood or help them recover
How Invasive
- Specialized
34
6.5
945
2.7
- Archaic
3
9.5
32
3.0
110
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bloodletting is literal: it joins blood and letting, where 'letting' means 'releasing' or 'allowing to flow'. It names the old medical practice of taking blood from a patient because people once thought this would cure or prevent illness.