bloodletting

bloodletting

blood-letting
1> _мед. кровопускание; вскрытие вены
2> кровопролитие; массовое убийство, бойня

Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.

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  • Bloodletting — (or blood letting, in modern medicine referred to as phlebotomy) was a tremendously popular medical practice from antiquity up to the late 19th century, a time span of almost 2,000 years. Bloodletting involves the withdrawal of often considerable …   Wikipedia

  • BLOODLETTING — BLOODLETTING, removal of blood in treating diseases. Bloodletting is frequently mentioned in the Talmud. It was performed not by a physician but by a skilled functionary called umman or gara, whose status was less than that of a physician. The… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • bloodletting — blood‧let‧ting [ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ] noun [uncountable] JOURNALISM HUMAN RESOURCES dismissing employees in large numbers: • After two years of layoffs, bloodletting at the company may be over. * * * bloodletting UK US /ˈblʌdˌletɪŋ/ noun [U] ► …   Financial and business terms

  • Bloodletting — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bloodletting — ► NOUN 1) historical the surgical removal of some of a patient s blood for therapeutic purposes. 2) violence during a war or conflict …   English terms dictionary

  • bloodletting — [blud′let΄iŋ] n. [ME blodleting: see BLOOD & LET1] 1. the opening of a vein to remove blood; phlebotomy 2. bloodshed …   English World dictionary

  • bloodletting — blood|let|ting [ˈblʌdˌletıŋ] n [U] 1.) killing people = ↑bloodshed ▪ The movie contains scenes of violence and bloodletting. 2.) a medical treatment used in the past which involved removing some of a person s blood 3.) a reduction in the number… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bloodletting — bloodletter, n. /blud let ing/, n. 1. the act or practice of letting blood by opening a vein; phlebotomy. 2. bloodshed or slaughter. 3. bloodbath. 4. Informal. severe cutbacks or reduction in personnel, appropriations, etc.: The company went… …   Universalium

  • Bloodletting — A period marked by severe investing losses. Bloodletting may occur during a bear market, in which the value of securities in many sectors may decline rapidly and heavily. It is named after an ancient medical practice in which doctors would use… …   Investment dictionary

  • bloodletting — blood|let|ting [ blʌd,letıŋ ] noun 1. ) uncount a situation in which many people are killed and injured in fighting 2. ) singular or uncount a situation in which someone in an organization or company is criticized or forced to leave their job in… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • bloodletting — noun (U) 1 killing people; bloodshed: The violence was a foretaste of the bloodletting to come. 2 the medical practice in former times of treating people who were ill by removing some of their blood 3 the reduction of the number of people working …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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