Word · Frequency #41483
bloodletting
/ˈblʌd.letiŋ/
noun
大屠杀；杀戮
indiscriminate slaughter
- 1.
indiscriminate slaughter
滥杀
- 2.
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
放血疗法(旧时用于减少过量血液,中世纪医学四种体液之一)
放血疗法；滥杀；放血疗法(旧时用于减少过量血液,中世纪医学四种体液之一)；放血；[医] 放血
In use
In medieval times, doctors often performed bloodletting to treat various illnesses.
The practice of bloodletting was based on the theory of balancing the four humors.
Bloodletting was once common for fevers, but it is no longer recommended.
bloodletting as a treatment for [condition]
Bloodletting was once used as a treatment for fever.
放血曾用于治疗发烧。
undergo bloodletting
The patient underwent bloodletting to balance his humors.
病人接受放血以平衡体液。
the practice of bloodletting
Connections
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