Synonyms of bloodletting

Noun

1. bloodletting, medical care, medical aid

usage: formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)

2. bloodbath, bloodletting, bloodshed, battue, slaughter, massacre, mass murder, carnage, butchery

usage: indiscriminate slaughter; "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"

Definition and meaning of bloodletting (Dictionary)