Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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bloodletting | Yes | No | No | No |
venesection | Yes | No | No | No |
bloodletting (noun) | venesection (noun) |
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formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) | surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis |
indiscriminate slaughter |