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Bloodletting
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blood·let·ting (bldltng)
n.
The therapeutic removal of blood, usually from a vein.
bloodletter n.
bloodletting,
the therapeutic opening of an artery or vein to withdraw blood from a particular area. It is sometimes performed to treat polycythemia and congestive heart failure. See also phlebotomy.
Bloodletting
Hepatology Therapeutic phlebotomy, as required by patients with haemochromatosis
Medical history Venesection, see there; phlebotomy; leeching
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