| NOUN | act | bloodletting | formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) |
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| act | bloodletting, bloodbath, bloodshed, battue | indiscriminate slaughter |
| Sounds | blah'dleh.tihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine). | |
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| Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
| medicine, medical specialty | The branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | |
| Narrower | cupping | A treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface |
| venesection, phlebotomy | surgical incision into a vein | |
| Broader | medical care, medical aid | professional treatment for illness or injury |
| Spanish | sangría | |
| Catalan | sagnia | |
| Meaning | indiscriminate slaughter. | |
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| Example | "ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name" | |
| Synonyms | bloodbath, bloodshed, battue | |
| Broader | slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery | The savage and excessive killing of many people |
| Spanish | baño de sangre, carnicería, derramamiento de sangre, masacre, matanza | |
| Catalan | massacre | |
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