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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bloodletting \Blood"let`ting\, n. (Med.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bloodletting n 1: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) 2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: {bloodbath}, {bloodshed}, {battue}]
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