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 blood·let·ting /-ˌlɛtɪŋ/
 放血

 blood·let·ting /-ˌlɛtɪŋ/ 名詞
 放血

 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.
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 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]