nnoun.actformerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)Topic:medical specialtymedicineDark AgesMiddle Ages
Hypernyms:medical aid medical care
Inherited Hypernyms:bloodlettingmedical caretreatmentcareworkactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:cuppingphlebotomyvenesection
Full Hyponyms:cuppingvenesection
nnoun.actindiscriminate slaughterSynset:battue bloodbath bloodshed
Examples:- a bloodbath took place when the leaders of the plot surrendered
- ten days after the bloodletting Hitler gave the action its name
- the valley is no stranger to bloodshed and murder
- a huge prison battue was ordered
Hypernyms:butchery carnage mass murder massacre slaughter
Inherited Hypernyms:bloodbathslaughtermurderhomicidekillingterminationchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity