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blood-letting|ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ|
[see prec.]
The action or process of letting blood; phlebotomy.
a1225Ancr. R. 14 Þe uttre riwle..of ower werkes, & of ower blod letunge. c1400Poem Blood-lett. in Rel. Ant. I. 189 Maystris that uthyth blode letyng. 1623Cockeram, Phlebotomie, bloud-letting. 1651Wittie tr. Primrose's Pop. Err. iv. 236 There are many that..use purging and bloud-letting every yeare. 1866A. Flint Princ. Med. (1880) 134 The evils of bloodletting arise from its spoliative effect.
b. fig.
1883Scotsman 6 Sept. 5/3 Exacting the fines incurred..a form of bloodletting which would be at once wholesome and effective. |