bloodletting

Meanings

• Noun

  The practice of deliberately causing bleeding from a person or animal to improve their health or to obtain blood for transfusion or other medical purposes.

• Noun

  The historical practice of draining blood from a patient to cure various diseases or to purify the body.

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Synonyms

bleeding

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with bloodletting
depleting , revelating , aveling

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Variants

List of all variants of bloodletting that leads to same result
bloodletting , bloodlettings

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Forms

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Bloodletting is a noun and has no inflected forms.

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Etymology

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From Old French 'bleeder', from 'bleed' + '-er', agent suffix.

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Trivia

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1. Bloodletting was once a common practice in ancient China, and it was believed that the moon's phases influenced the effectiveness of the treatment.

2. The Guinness World Record for the most bloodletting in one hour is held by a man named Steve McClure, who let 111 leeches feed on him in 2009.

3. Bloodletting was used as a form of punishment during the French Revolution. Those who were condemned to the guillotine were sometimes bled before their execution to weaken them.

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Related Concepts

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1. Phlebotomy: The practice of inserting a needle into a vein to draw blood for medical testing or transfusion.

2. Leeching: A form of bloodletting in which leeches are applied to the skin to draw blood.

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Culture

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Bloodletting has a long history, dating back to ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, and Rome. It was used as a treatment for various ailments, including fever, epilepsy, and even mental illness. In literature, bloodletting is a common theme in works such as Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' and Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime and Punishment'. It is also depicted in art, such as the painting 'The Wounded Soldier' by Francisco Goya.

How to Memorize "bloodletting"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a doctor wearing a long coat and a leather apron, holding a lancet and making a small incision on a patient's arm to draw blood.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bloodletting' with the image of a patient lying on a bed, with a doctor performing the procedure.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym 'BLEED': B for Blood, L for Letting, E for Every drop, E for Essential, D for Deliberate.

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