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   bloodletting

   /ˈblʌdˌlɛtɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the surgical removal of some of a patient's blood for therapeutic purposes. historical
   • 2. the violent killing and wounding of people during a war or conflict: "gang members have halted their internecine bloodletting"
   • ▪ bitter division and quarrelling within an organization: "the consequences for the party of new bloodletting"

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