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