Found 3 items, similar to bloodletting.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: bloodletting pembekaman
English → English (WordNet) Definition: bloodletting bloodletting n 1: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) 2: indiscriminate slaughter [syn: bloodbath, bloodshed, battue]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Bloodletting Bloodletting \Blood"let`ting\, n. (Med.) The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied to venesection. [1913 Webster]