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| bloodletting [ blúd leting ] |
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1. (plural bloodlettings) bitter quarrelling: bitter violent fighting between rival groups
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2. (plural bloodlettings) 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. North America human resources ejection of people: the large-scale laying off of employees in a corporation
 corporate bloodletting in which a number of senior managers were let go
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