- bloodletting
- noun Date: 13th century 1. phlebotomy 2. bloodshed 3. elimination of personnel or resources
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Bloodletting — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloodletting — ► NOUN 1) historical the surgical removal of some of a patient s blood for therapeutic purposes. 2) violence during a war or conflict … English terms dictionary
bloodletting — [blud′let΄iŋ] n. [ME blodleting: see BLOOD & LET1] 1. the opening of a vein to remove blood; phlebotomy 2. bloodshed … English World dictionary
bloodletting — blood|let|ting [ˈblʌdˌletıŋ] n [U] 1.) killing people = ↑bloodshed ▪ The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting. 2.) a medical treatment used in the past which involved removing some of a person s blood 3.) a reduction in the number… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bloodletting — bloodletter, n. /blud let ing/, n. 1. the act or practice of letting blood by opening a vein; phlebotomy. 2. bloodshed or slaughter. 3. bloodbath. 4. Informal. severe cutbacks or reduction in personnel, appropriations, etc.: The company went… … Universalium
Bloodletting — A period marked by severe investing losses. Bloodletting may occur during a bear market, in which the value of securities in many sectors may decline rapidly and heavily. It is named after an ancient medical practice in which doctors would use… … Investment dictionary
bloodletting — blood|let|ting [ blʌd,letıŋ ] noun 1. ) uncount a situation in which many people are killed and injured in fighting 2. ) singular or uncount a situation in which someone in an organization or company is criticized or forced to leave their job in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bloodletting — noun (U) 1 killing people; bloodshed: The violence was a foretaste of the bloodletting to come. 2 the medical practice in former times of treating people who were ill by removing some of their blood 3 the reduction of the number of people working … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
