Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Bloodletting

Puncture of a vein to draw blood for therapeutic purposes. Bloodletting therapy has been used in Talmudic and Indian medicine since the medieval time, and was still practiced widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its modern counterpart is PHLEBOTOMY.

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Puncture of a vein to draw blood for therapeutic purposes. Bloodletting therapy has been used in Talmudic and Indian medicine since the medieval time, and was still practiced widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. Its modern counterpart is PHLEBOTOMY.

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, mortality, nursing, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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restrict to hist articles or hist contexts: modern counterpart is PHLEBOTOMY

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  1. E02w.800.558w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bloodletting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001815. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001815
  2. Bloodletting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodletting
  3. Bloodletting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356405