Перевод слова 'bloodletting' с английского на русский

Перевод на русский слова bloodletting

• noun
  • кровопускание
  • вскрытие вен
  • кровопролитие

Английские синонимы слова bloodletting

• noun: phlebotomy, bleeding, bloodshed

Английские значения слова bloodletting

formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
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bloodbath: indiscriminate slaughter; "a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered"; "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name"; "the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder"; "a huge prison battue was ordered"
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Bloodletting (or blood-letting) is the withdrawal of often considerable quantities of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease. It was the most common medical practice performed by doctors from antiquity up to the late 19th century, a time span of almost 2,000 years. ...
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