Bloodletting (Noun)
Meaning 1
Formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.