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| blood·let·ting [ blúd lètting ] |
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1. (plural blood·let·tings) fighting causing injuries or deaths: fighting that results in many people being injured or killed
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2. (plural blood·let·tings) medicine removal of blood from body: the removal of blood, usually by making an incision in a vein, for therapeutic purposes. Although historically common, bloodletting is used only rarely in modern times to treat specific medical conditions.
See also phlebotomy
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3. human resources ejection of people: the large-scale laying off of employees in a corporation
 the latest round of corporate bloodletting
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