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blood⋅let⋅ting

  [bluhd-let-ing]
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–noun
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 through a period of bloodletting in the 1970s.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME blod letunge. See blood, let 1 , -ing 1

Related forms:
bloodletter, noun
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blood·let·ting   (blŭd'lět'ĭng)   
n.  

  1. Bloodshed.

  2. The removal of blood, usually from a vein, as a therapeutic measure.

  3. The laying off of personnel or the elimination of resources.

blood'let'ter n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: blood·let·ter
Pronunciation: 'bl&d-"let-&r
Function: noun
: a practitioner of phlebotomy

Main Entry: blood·let·ting
Pronunciation: -"let-i[ng]
Function: noun
: PHLEBOTOMY
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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bloodletting blood·let·ting (blŭd'lět'ĭng)
n.
The theropeutic removal of blood, usually from a vein.

blood'let'ter n.

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