Bloodletting
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bloodletting-229-1479497
title:
Bloodletting
text:
Bloodletting is the withdrawal of blood from a patient to prevent or cure illness and disease. Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by mosquitos, was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluids were regarded as "humours" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health. It is the most common medical practice performed by surgeons from antiquity until the late 19th century, a span of over 2,000 years. In Europe, the practice continued to be relatively c
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Therapy, now rarely used in medicine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting
date created:
2002-07-25T03:34:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T12:20:58Z
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