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blood-letting [ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ] n
1. (Medicine) the therapeutic removal of blood, as in relieving congestive heart failure See also phlebotomy 2. bloodshed, esp in a blood feud Translations blood-letting [ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ] n (fig) → spargimento di sangue (Med) → salasso blood-letting [ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ] n (fig) → spargimento di sangue (Med) → salasso How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I cannot, however, leave this country without giving an account of their manner of blood-letting, which I was led to the knowledge of by a violent fever, which threatened to put an end to my life and travels together. He recovered, rallied, relapsed again, having undergone such a process of blood-letting and calomel as showed the strength of his original constitution. |
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