Word · Frequency #41483
bloodletting
/ˈblʌd.letiŋ/
noun
大屠杀；杀戮
核心释义
indiscriminate slaughter
- 1.
滥杀
indiscriminate slaughter
- 2.
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)
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
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
用法In use
In medieval times, doctors often performed bloodletting to treat various illnesses.
用法提示：名词，指一种古老的医疗方法
The practice of bloodletting was based on the theory of balancing the four humors.
用法提示：名词，表示一种治疗实践
Bloodletting was once common for fevers, but it is no longer recommended.
用法提示：名词，指历史上的医疗手段
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
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- bleeding
- 出血 · bleeding指自发性或意外流血，而bloodletting是故意放血治疗。
- phlebotomy
- 静脉切开放血术 · phlebotomy多指为采集血液样本而进行的静脉穿刺，而bloodletting是古代的一种治疗性放血。
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