blood·let·ting /-ˌlɛtɪŋ/
放血
blood·let·ting /-ˌlɛtɪŋ/ 名詞
放血
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.
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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]