bloodletting 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
Hypernym
medical care 1
noun
professional treatment for illness or injury
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
medicine 1
noun
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Middle Ages 1
noun
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
EnglishHyponym
venesection 1
noun
surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
cupping 1
noun
a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
medicine 1
noun
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Middle Ages 1
noun
the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
