bloodletting

Letters that make bloodletting

o, b, d, e, g, l, n, t, i are letters that make 'bloodletting'

Words within bloodletting

loo, blood, OD, ti, ting, LET, letting, dl, ng, TT, in, let, tin, IN, DLE, LE, In, Ti are words within 'bloodletting'


2 possible definitions for 'bloodletting'

Bloodletting as "formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)"

Under this definition, bloodletting is a noun and has the following properties:

bloodletting as a type

'bloodletting' can be a type of medical care, medical aid.

Types of bloodletting

venesection, phlebotomy, cupping are types of 'bloodletting'.

bloodletting as a category

'bloodletting' can be a category of medicine, medical specialty, Middle Ages, Dark Ages.


Bloodletting as "indiscriminate slaughter"

Under this definition, bloodletting is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

bloodbath, bloodshed, battue have the same meaning as 'bloodletting'

bloodletting as a type

'bloodletting' can be a type of mass murder, slaughter, massacre, carnage, butchery.

Example of bloodletting used within this context

"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"



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