- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) Source: wordnet
- 3. n. indiscriminate slaughter Source: wordnet
- 4. 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. Source: webster
- 5. The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by openinga vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp. applied tovenesection. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine) Source: ecdict
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